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The Captain from Cologne
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The Captain from Cologne

1956-12-07 · 118 min · ★ 7.1

Comedy · Drama

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.

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Directors
Slatan Dudow
Production companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Countries
East Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Rolf LudwigRolf LudwigAlbert Hauptmann
Erwin GeschonneckErwin GeschonneckHans Karjanke
Else WolzAdele Karjanke
Christel BodensteinChristel BodensteinHannelore Ullrich
Kurt SteingrafPferdapfel, Baron v. Kohlen und Stahlbach
Manfred BorgesManfred BorgesMax Steinmetz
Ruth BaldorRuth BaldorFrau von Kohlen
Marie-Luise EtzelDaisy
Johannes ArpeJohannes ArpeDr. Seekatz, Bürgermeister
Hans W. HamacherDr. Brandstätter
Horst KochGeneralfeldmarschall Kesselmeyer
Herbert KörbsGeneral Haudorf
Heinrich Gies
Johannes Curth
Peter KiwittPeter Kiwitt
Ingo Osterloh
Peter MarxPeter Marx
Herbert Richter
Wolf Goette
Horst Lommatzsch

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