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  • The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
  • 93 min | Comedy, Drama
The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
93 min | Comedy, Drama

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 ...See moreA 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 See less
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Director
Writers
Carl Zuckmayer (play 'Der Hauptmann von Köpenick') (screenplay) | Helmut Käutner (screenplay)
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Updated Aug 16, 1956

Release date
Dec 4, 1957 (United States)

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49 cast members
Name Known for
Heinz Rühmann
Wilhelm Voigt Wilhelm Voigt   See fewer
Martin Held
Dr. Obermüller Dr. Obermüller   See fewer
Hannelore Schroth
Mathilde Obermüller Mathilde Obermüller   See fewer
Willy A. Kleinau
Friedrich Hoprecht Friedrich Hoprecht   See fewer
Leonard Steckel
Adolph Wormser Adolph Wormser   See fewer
Friedrich Domin
Jail Director Jail Director   See fewer
Erich Schellow
Capt. von Schlettow Capt. von Schlettow   See fewer
Walter Giller
Willy Wormser Willy Wormser   See fewer
Wolfgang Neuss
Kallenberg (as Wolfgang Neuß) Kallenberg (as Wolfgang Neuß)   See fewer
Bum Krüger
Schutzmann Kilian Schutzmann Kilian   See fewer
Joseph Offenbach
Wabschke Wabschke   See fewer
Ilse Fürstenberg
Marie Hoprecht, Voigts Schwester Marie Hoprecht, Voigts Schwester   See fewer
Maria Sebaldt
Auguste Viktoria Wormser, seine Tochter Auguste Viktoria Wormser, seine Tochter   See fewer
Edith Hancke
Sick girl Sick girl   See fewer
Ethel Reschke
Pleureusenmieze Pleureusenmieze   See fewer
Siegfried Lowitz
Stadtkämmerer Rosenkranz Stadtkämmerer Rosenkranz   See fewer
Willi Rose
Police sergeant Police sergeant   See fewer
Willy Maertens
Prokurist Knell Prokurist Knell   See fewer
Kurt Fuß
Schauspieler Gianpietro Schauspieler Gianpietro   See fewer
Robert Meyn
Polizeipräsident von Jagow Polizeipräsident von Jagow   See fewer
Otto Wernicke
Schuhmachermeister Schuhmachermeister   See fewer
Ludwig Linkmann
Betrunkener Zivilist Betrunkener Zivilist   See fewer
Rudolf Fenner
Polizeioberwachtmeister in Potsdam Polizeioberwachtmeister in Potsdam   See fewer
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Drunken soldier Drunken soldier   See fewer
Kurt Klopsch
Polizei-Inspektor von Köpenick Polizei-Inspektor von Köpenick   See fewer
Helmut Gmelin
Kürassier-Oberst Kürassier-Oberst   See fewer
Jutta Zech
Actress Actress   See fewer
Jochen Blume
Paß-Kommissar Paß-Kommissar   See fewer
Peter Ahrweiler
Anstaltsgeistlicher Anstaltsgeistlicher   See fewer
Jochen Meyn
Von Schleinitz Von Schleinitz   See fewer
Werner Schumacher
2.Gefreiter 2.Gefreiter   See fewer
Joachim Hess
1.Gefreiter 1.Gefreiter   See fewer
Balduin Baas
Ostpreußischer Grenadier Ostpreußischer Grenadier   See fewer
Joachim Wolff
2.Bahnbeamter 2.Bahnbeamter   See fewer
Erich Weiher
Dorfschulze Dorfschulze   See fewer
Holger Hagen
Dr. Jellinek Dr. Jellinek   See fewer
Eddi Thomalla
1. Bahnbeamter 1. Bahnbeamter   See fewer
Eva Fiebig
Actress Actress   See fewer
Peter Franck
Kommissar Höllerbeck Kommissar Höllerbeck   See fewer
Hans Irle
Ein Offizier Ein Offizier   See fewer
Erna Nitter
Actress Actress   See fewer
Hubert von Meyerinck
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
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