The Captain from Kopenick (1956) — comedy, drama film. Directed by Helmut Käutner. Starring Heinz Rühmann, Martin Held, Hannelore Schroth, Willy A. Kleinau.
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A wronged mechanic's absurd quest for identity leads to a theatrical rebellion and royal pardon.
Comedy, Drama · 7.3/10 · 93 min · 1956
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...
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