The Captain from Kopenick

The Captain from Kopenick

1956
1h 33m
7.3

7.3/10

53 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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...

Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Real-Film
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
German

Quick Facts

Original Title Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
Release Date August 15, 1956
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0049293

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

Wolfgang Neuss
Wolfgang Neuss

Zuchthäusler Kallenberg

Bum Krüger
Bum Krüger

Schutzmann Kilian

Joseph Offenbach
Joseph Offenbach

Wabschke

Ilse Fürstenberg
Ilse Fürstenberg

Marie Hoprecht, Voigts sister

Key Crew

Carl Zuckmayer
Screenplay
Helmut Käutner
Screenplay
Gyula Trebitsch
Producer
Helmut Käutner
Director