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The Captain from Kopenick (1956)

★ 7.3/10 93 min Comedy, Drama Germany German
Screenplay by: Helmut Käutner, Carl Zuckmayer
Theatre Play: Carl Zuckmayer
Streaming: Not available

Description

A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is jailed for fifteen years. Upon his release, he wants to get a permit to get a job and start anew, but finds that without a job he can't get a permit, and without a permit he can't get a job. Ensnared in the absurd net of Prussian bureaucracy, he can't see any way out. That is, until he enters a thrift shop and spots a Prussian officer's uniform that fits him like a second skin...

Top Cast

Heinz Rühmann
Heinz Rühmann Wilhelm Voigt
Martin Held
Martin Held Dr. Obermüller
Hannelore Schroth
Hannelore Schroth Mathilde Obermüller
Willy A. Kleinau
Willy A. Kleinau Friedrich Hoprecht
Leonard Steckel
Leonard Steckel Adolph Wormser
Friedrich Domin
Friedrich Domin Zuchthausdirektor
Erich Schellow
Erich Schellow Capt. von Schlettow
Walter Giller
Walter Giller Willy Wormser

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