The Captain from Kèpenick

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1956-08-16

Languages:

German

Countries:

West Germany

Runtime:

93 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (1025 Reviews)

Director:

Helmut Kèutner

Genres:

Comedy Drama

Cast:

Heinz Rèhmann Martin Held Hannelore Schroth Willy A. Kleinau

Writer:

Carl Zuckmayer (play)

Helmut Kèutner (screenplay)

Carl Zuckmayer (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is released after being jailed for 15 years. He wants to have a pass to get a job and start anew, but without a job he doesn't get a pass; and without a pass, he doesn't get a job. He gets into the net of Prussian bureaucracy, and can't see a solution. Until he enters a small Second-Hand Shop, and sees a Prussian Uniform that fits him like a second skin...

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