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The Captain from Köpenick: Directed by Helmut Käutner. With Heinz Rühmann, Martin Held, Hannelore Schroth, Willy A. Kleinau. A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is released after being jailed for 15 years.
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- 1956-08-16
- Helmut Käutner
- 93
The Captain from Köpenick (1956) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The play has been adapted for film and television many times: The Captain from Köpenick (1926), a German film directed by Siegfried Dessauer and starring Hermann Picha. The Captain from Köpenick (1931), a German film directed by Richard Oswald, starring Max Adalbert and Paul Wagner.
- John Clifford Mortimer, Carl Zuckmayer
- 1971
Original release. Release. 21 August 1997. (1997-08-21) Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (English: The Captain of Köpenick) is a 1997 Germany historical drama film directed by Frank Beyer, written by Wolfgang Kohlhaase, and starring Harald Juhnke. It was developed from a 1931 play of the same name based on the true story of Wilhelm Voigt.
In the Prussia of Kaiser Wilhelm II, cobbler Wilhelm Voigt (Heinz Ruehmann) discovers he has lost his identity card, which is required to get work. Because he has served time in prison, Wilhelm's...
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- Heinz Rühmann
- Helmut Kautner
- Comedy, Drama
Overview. The 1956 movie based on the theater play by Carl Zuckmayer based on the true story of cobbler Wilhelm Voigt who dressed up as a German military officer and, with the help of unsuspecting soldiers, took over the city hall in Köpenick and confiscated the city's purse. Helmut Käutner. Director, Screenplay. Carl Zuckmayer. Screenplay.
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The Captain from Köpenick (German: Der Hauptmann von Köpenick) is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Käutner and based upon the 1931 play The Captain of Köpenick by Carl Zuckmayer.
