The Captain from Kopenick
1956·Movie·
·1h 33min
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Not available to stream in (flatrate)
About
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...
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Crew
Directed by:
Helmut Käutner, Albert Benitz
Produced by:
Gyula Trebitsch
Composed by:
Bernhard Eichhorn
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