The Captain from Kopenick (1956)
1h 33m
Running Time
August 15, 1956Release Date
The Captain from Kopenick (1956)
1h 33m
Running Time
August 15, 1956Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Heinz Rühmann
Wilhelm Voigt
Martin Held
Dr. Obermüller
Hannelore Schroth
Mathilde Obermüller
Willy A. Kleinau
Friedrich Hoprecht
Leonard Steckel
Adolph Wormser
Friedrich Domin
Jail Director
Erich Schellow
Capt. von Schlettow
Walter Giller
Willy Wormser
Wolfgang Neuss
Kallenberg
Joseph Offenbach
Wabschke
Bum Krüger
Schutzmann Kilian
Helmut Käutner
Director
Ilse Fürstenberg
Marie Hoprecht, Voigts sister
Carl Zuckmayer
Writer
Maria Sebaldt
Auguste Viktoria Wormser
Edith Hancke
Lieschen, das kranke Mädchen
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 15, 1956
Original NameDer Hauptmann von Köpenick
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Genres
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Wiki.
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. The play was based on the true story of Wilhelm Voigt, a German impostor who masqueraded as a Prussian military officer in 1906 and became famous as the Captain from Köpenick. It was nominated for the 29th Academy Awards in the category Best Foreign Language Film.
It was shot by Real Film at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff.
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