The Captain from Cologne
1956, German. Directed by Slatan Dudow.
Albert Hauptmann is an out of work waiter in Cologne who is often confused with a former Captain of the Nazi Army. Albert uses this to his advantage and becomes the Director of the Montan Corporation, and a member of the West German Parliament. Herr Karjanke, the real Captain, learns of Albert’s ruse, and wants to claim his "rightful" position in Parliament. But Karjanke cannot come forward until his politicking "Doppelganger" succeeds in passing an amnesty law for war criminals. When Albert is finally brought before a judge on charges of fraud, he learns that this own amnesty law does not apply to him.
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Slatan DudowDirector
- Rolf LudwigAlbert Hauptmann
- Erwin GeschonneckHans Karjanke
- Else WolzAdele Karjanke
- Christel BodensteinHannelore Ullrich
- Kurt SteingrafPferdapfel, Baron v. Kohlen und Stahlbach
- Manfred BorgesMax Steinmetz
- Ruth BaldorFrau von Kohlen
- Marie-Luise EtzelDaisy
- Johannes ArpeDr. Seekatz, Bürgermeister
- Hans W. HamacherDr. Brandstätter
- Horst KochGeneralfeldmarschall Kesselmeyer
- Herbert KörbsGeneral Haudorf
Details
- Released
- 7 December 1956
- Original title
- Der Hauptmann von Köln
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Slatan Dudow, Henryk Keisch, Michael Tschesno-Hell
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The Captain from Cologne runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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Who directed The Captain from Cologne?
The Captain from Cologne (1956) was directed by Slatan Dudow and stars Rolf Ludwig, Erwin Geschonneck, Else Wolz.