The Captain from Köpenick (1956)

movie

(1902)

Country: West Germany
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1956-08-16
Director: Helmut Käutner
Writers: Carl Zuckmayer , Helmut Käutner
Language: German
Stars: Heinz Rühmann , Martin Held , Hannelore Schroth , Willy A. Kleinau , Leonard Steckel , Friedrich Domin , Erich Schellow , Walter Giller , Wolfgang Neuss , Bum Krüger
Runtime: 93 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 4 nominations total
AKA: O lohagos tou Köpenick (Greece) , Köpenick-kapteinen (Norway) , De kapitein van Köpenick (Netherlands the) , Köpenickin kapteeni (Finland) , The Captain from Koepenick (United States of America) , O Cabo de Koepenick (Brazil) , Сила мундира , O Capitão do Köpenick (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , El capitán Kopenick (Spain) , Der Hauptmann von Köpenick , Der Hauptmann von Köpenick , Kaptajnen fra Köpenick (Denmark) , Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (Germany) , Il capitano di Koepenick (Italy) , The Captain from Köpenick (United States of America) , El capitán de Köpenick (Argentina) , O Capitão de Köpenick (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Kapitan z Köpenick (Poland) , Kuppen i Köpenick (Sweden) , Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (Austria) , Kapetan iz Kepenika , Le Capitaine de Köpenick (France, French Republic)
Plot: 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...
IMDB:tt0049293