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The Captain from Kopenick

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...

Top Cast

  • 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

Overview

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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