Der Hauptmann von Köln (1956)
1h 58m
Running Time
December 7, 1956Release Date
Der Hauptmann von Köln (1956)
1h 58m
Running Time
December 7, 1956Release Date
Plot.
Albert Hauptmann is an out of work waiter in Cologne who is often confused with a former Captain of the Nazi Army. Albert uses this to his advantage and becomes the Director of the Montan Corporation, and a member of the West German Parliament. Herr Karjanke, the real Captain, learns of Albert’s ruse, and wants to claim his "rightful" position in Parliament. But Karjanke cannot come forward until his politicking "Doppelganger" succeeds in passing an amnesty law for war criminals. When Albert is finally brought before a judge on charges of fraud, he learns that this own amnesty law does not apply to him.
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Cast & Crew.
Rolf Ludwig
Albert Hauptmann
Erwin Geschonneck
Hans Karjanke
Else Wolz
Adele
Kurt Steingraf
Pferdapfel, Baron v. Kohlen und Stahlbach
Christel Bodenstein
Hannelore Ullrich
Slatan Dudow
Director
Manfred Borges
Max Steinmetz
Ruth Baldor
Frau von Kohlen
Henryk Keisch
Writer
Michael Tschesno-Hell
Writer
Marie-Luise Etzel
Daisy
Wilhelm Neef
Composer
Johannes Arpe
Dr. Seekatz, Bürgermeister
Helmut Bergmann
Cinematographer
Hans W. Hamacher
Dr. Brandstätter
Werner Bergmann
Cinematographer
Horst Koch
Generalfeldmarschall Kesselmeyer
Herbert Körbs
General Haudorf
Wolf von Beneckendorff
Rhetoriklehrer
Hubert Suschka
Rundfunkreporter
Harry Riebauer
Oberleutnant Kilian
Trude Brentina
Klatschbase
Lena Neumann
Editor
Otto Krieg Helbig
Herbert Richter
Wolf Goette
Horst Lommatzsch
Hella Jansen
Heinz Voss
Heinz Hinze
Hermann Kiessner
Hannjo Hasse
Rudolf Christoph
Fredy Barten
Adolf Peter Hoffmann
Werner Röwekamp
Ingo Osterloh
Peter Kiwitt
Johannes Curth
Heinrich Gies
Wilhelm Gröhl
Christa Gottschalk
Hermann Mayer-Falkow
Willi Narloch
Ingeborg Naß
Willi Neuenhahn
Fritz Schlegel
Hermann Stetza
Details.
Wiki.
The Captain from Cologne (German: Der Hauptmann von Köln) is an East German film directed by Slatan Dudow. It was released in 1956.