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The Candidate

1980Movie2 h 9 min

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IMDb6.5
62
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5

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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.

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