The Captain from Kopenick (1956)

The Captain from Kopenick (1956)

1956-08-15 Germany 93 Min. PG-13
7.2 47 votes

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...

Cast

Heinz Rühmann is Wilhelm Voigt
Wilhelm Voigt
Martin Held is Dr. Obermüller
Dr. Obermüller
Hannelore Schroth is Mathilde Obermüller
Mathilde Obermüller
Willy A. Kleinau is Friedrich Hoprecht
Friedrich Hoprecht
Leonard Steckel is Adolph Wormser
Adolph Wormser
Friedrich Domin is Zuchthausdirektor
Zuchthausdirektor
Erich Schellow is Capt. von Schlettow
Capt. von Schlettow
Walter Giller is Willy Wormser
Willy Wormser
Wolfgang Neuss is Zuchthäusler Kallenberg
Zuchthäusler Kallenberg
Bum Krüger is Schutzmann Kilian
Schutzmann Kilian
Ilse Fürstenberg is Marie Hoprecht, Voigts sister
Marie Hoprecht, Voigts sister