The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 33min
- Comedy, Drama
- 16 Aug 1956 (West Germany)
- Movie
A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is released after being jailed for 15 years. He wants to have a pass to get a job and start anew, but without a job he doesn't get a pass; and without a pass, he...
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 3 nominations.
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| Heinz Rühmann | ... |
Wilhelm Voigt
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| Martin Held | ... |
Dr. Obermüller
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| Hannelore Schroth | ... |
Mathilde Obermüller
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Willy A. Kleinau | ... |
Friedrich Hoprecht
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Leonard Steckel | ... |
Adolph Wormser
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| Friedrich Domin | ... |
Jail Director
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| Erich Schellow | ... |
Capt. von Schlettow
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| Walter Giller | ... |
Willy Wormser
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Wolfgang Neuss | ... |
Kallenberg
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Bum Krüger | ... |
Schutzmann Kilian
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Joseph Offenbach | ... |
Wabschke
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Ilse Fürstenberg | ... |
Marie Hoprecht, Voigts Schwester
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| Maria Sebaldt | ... |
Auguste Viktoria Wormser, seine Tochter
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| Edith Hancke | ... |
Sick girl
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Ethel Reschke | ... |
Pleureusenmieze
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| Siegfried Lowitz | ... |
Stadtkämmerer Rosenkranz
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Willi Rose | ... |
Police sergeant
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Willy Maertens | ... |
Prokurist Knell
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Kurt Fuß | ... |
Schauspieler Gianpietro
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Karl Hellmer | ... |
Nowak
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Robert Meyn | ... |
Polizeipräsident von Jagow
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| Otto Wernicke | ... |
Schuhmachermeister
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Ludwig Linkmann | ... |
Betrunkener Zivilist
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Wolfgang Müller |
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Rudolf Fenner | ... |
Polizeioberwachtmeister in Potsdam
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| Reinhard Kolldehoff | ... |
Drunken soldier
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Kurt Klopsch | ... |
Polizei-Inspektor von Köpenick
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Helmut Gmelin | ... |
Kürassier-Oberst
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Reinhold Nietschmann |
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Jutta Zech |
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| Jochen Blume | ... |
Paß-Kommissar
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Peter Ahrweiler | ... |
Anstaltsgeistlicher
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Jochen Meyn | ... |
Von Schleinitz
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Werner Schumacher | ... |
2.Gefreiter
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Joachim Hess | ... |
1.Gefreiter
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| Balduin Baas | ... |
Ostpreußischer Grenadier
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Peter Franz |
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Joachim Wolff | ... |
2.Bahnbeamter
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| Erich Weiher | ... |
Dorfschulze
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Holger Hagen | ... |
Dr. Jellinek
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Eddi Thomalla | ... |
1. Bahnbeamter
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Eva Fiebig |
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Peter Franck | ... |
Kommissar Höllerbeck
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Walter Halden |
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Hans Irle | ... |
Ein Offizier
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Walter Klam |
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Erna Nitter |
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Horst von Otto |
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| Hubert von Meyerinck | ... |
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Directed by
| Helmut Käutner | ||
Written by
| Carl Zuckmayer | ... | (play 'Der Hauptmann von Köpenick') |
| Helmut Käutner | ... | (screenplay) |
| Carl Zuckmayer | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Gyula Trebitsch | ... | producer |
Music by
| Bernhard Eichhorn | ||
Cinematography by
| Albert Benitz | ||
Editing by
| Klaus Dudenhöfer | ||
Production Design by
| Albrecht Becker | ||
| Herbert Kirchhoff | ||
Costume Design by
| Erna Sander | ||
Makeup Department
| Fredy Arnold | ... | makeup artist (as F. Arnold) |
| Heinz Fuhrmann | ... | makeup artist (as H. Fuhrmann) |
| Walter Wegener | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Joachim Hess | ... | unit production manager (as J. Heß) |
| G. Mohr | ... | unit production manager |
| Heinz-Günter Sass | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Erica Balqué | ... | assistant director (as E. Balqué) |
Sound Department
| Werner Schlagge | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gabriele Du Vinage | ... | still photographer (as G. Du Vinage) |
| Günter Haase | ... | camera operator (as G. Haase) |
| Rolf Dieter Parnow | ... | assistant camera (as D. Parnow) |
Music Department
| Werner Pohl | ... | music recordist |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Europa-Filmverleih AG (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Jupiter Filmverleih (1956) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Atlantic Film (1956) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Nordisk Tonefilm (1956) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Progress Film-Verleih (1957) (East Germany) (theatrical)
- Universal Film Agency (1957) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Distributors Corporation of America (DCA) (1958) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Taurus Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
- Filmjuwelen (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Filmjuwelen (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is released after being jailed for 15 years. He wants to have a pass to get a job and start anew, but without a job he doesn't get a pass; and without a pass, he doesn't get a job. He gets into the net of Prussian bureaucracy, and can't see a solution. Until he enters a small Second-Hand Shop, and sees a Prussian Uniform that fits him like a second skin...
Written by Patrick Dersjant |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Official submission of West Germany for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 29th Academy Awards in 1957. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Petr Nározný (2020). See more » |