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The Captain from Kopenick

The Captain from Kopenick

Aug 15, 1956 1h 33m
7.2
47 votes

Synopsis

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...

Title The Captain from Kopenick
Companies Real-Film
Countries Germany
Keywords prison, berlin, germany, passport
Heinz Rühmann

Heinz Rühmann

Wilhelm Voigt
Martin Held

Martin Held

Dr. Obermüller
Hannelore Schroth

Hannelore Schroth

Mathilde Obermüller
Willy A. Kleinau

Willy A. Kleinau

Friedrich Hoprecht
Leonard Steckel

Leonard Steckel

Adolph Wormser
Friedrich Domin

Friedrich Domin

Zuchthausdirektor
Erich Schellow

Erich Schellow

Capt. von Schlettow
Walter Giller

Walter Giller

Willy Wormser
Wolfgang Neuss

Wolfgang Neuss

Zuchthäusler Kallenberg
Bum Krüger

Bum Krüger

Schutzmann Kilian
Ilse Fürstenberg

Ilse Fürstenberg

Marie Hoprecht, Voigts sister
Maria Sebaldt

Maria Sebaldt

Auguste Viktoria Wormser
Edith Hancke

Edith Hancke

Lieschen, das kranke Mädchen
Ethel Reschke

Ethel Reschke

Pleureusenmieze
Siegfried Lowitz

Siegfried Lowitz

Kassierer Rosenkranz
Willy Maertens

Willy Maertens

Prokurist Knell
Wolfgang Müller

Wolfgang Müller

Zuchthäusler Puhlke
Balduin Baas

Balduin Baas

ostpreußischer Grenadier