The Captain from Kopenick (1956)
Directed by Helmut Käutner · 93 min · Comedy, Drama
18.2 TOPICAL score · #4,701 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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...
The Captain from Kopenick (1956, directed by Helmut Käutner) has a TOPICAL score of 18.2 - ranked 4,701 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (59 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 16 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (59 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 16 languages
- Still read778 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Heinz Rühmann, Martin Held, Hannelore Schroth, Willy A. Kleinau
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