The Candidate

The Candidate 1980

Der Kandidat

★ 6.0TMDB 2h 9min Directors: Stefan Aust, Alexander von Eschwege, Volker Schlöndorff, Alexander Kluge

Documentary

Made with an eye to the autumn of 1980 when the German parliamentary elections took place, The Candidate examines Germany’s history past and present and Franz Josef Strauß, the man who, as the CDU/CSU candidate, aspires to be elected to the most important political office in the land.

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Cast

Franz Josef Strauß
Franz Josef Strauß
Ernst Albrecht
Ernst Albrecht

Crew

Director
Stefan Aust, Alexander von Eschwege, Volker Schlöndorff, Alexander Kluge
Writers
Stefan Aust, Alexander von Eschwege, Alexander Kluge, Volker Schlöndorff
Cinematography
Thomas Mauch, Werner Lüring, Bodo Kessler, Igor Luther, Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Details

Release date
Apr 18, 1980
Runtime
129 min
Status
Released
Studios
Kairos-Film, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Neue Bioskop Film
Country
Germany
Language
German

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