BigList
Login / Sign up
The Captain from Cologne (1956)

The Captain from Cologne (1956)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 1956, December 7
Directors: Slatan Dudow
Countries: East Germany
Production: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast: Harry Riebauer, Christel Bodenstein, Johannes Arpe, Erwin Geschonneck, Rolf Ludwig, Manfred Borges, Hans W. Hamacher, Trude Brentina, Else Wolz, Hubert Suschka, Herbert Körbs, Kurt Steingraf

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

politics