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The Candidate (1980)

The Candidate (1980)

Documentary
Release Date: 1980, April 18
Directors: Volker Schlöndorff, Alexander Kluge, Stefan Aust, Alexander von Eschwege
Countries: Germany
Production: Kairos-Film, Kairos-Film, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Neue Bioskop Film, Neue Bioskop Film

Overview:

Made with an eye to the autumn of 1980 when the German parliamentary elections took place, The Candidate examines Germany’s history past and present and Franz Josef Strauß, the man who, as the CDU/CSU candidate, aspires to be elected to the most important political office in the land.