The Captain from Cologne
Der Hauptmann von Köln
Release: 1956-12-07
·Runtime: 118m
·★ 6.8
Comedy
Drama
Albert Hauptmann is an out of work waiter in Cologne who is often confused with a former Captain of the Nazi Army. Albert uses this to his advantage and becomes the Director of the Montan Corporation, and a member of the West German Parliament. Herr Karjanke, the real Captain, learns of Albert’s ruse, and wants to claim his "rightful" position in Parliament. But Karjanke cannot come forward until his politicking "Doppelganger" succeeds in passing an amnesty law for war criminals. When Albert is finally brought before a judge on charges of fraud, he learns that this own amnesty law does not apply to him.
Production Countries
East Germany
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Herbert Kiper
Manfred Borges
as Max Steinmetz
Hubert Suschka
as Rundfunkreporter
Eckart Friedrichson
Erwin Geschonneck
as Hans Karjanke
Charles Hans Vogt
Trude Brentina
as Klatschbase
Werner Dissel
Peter Kiwitt
Hannjo Hasse
Christel Bodenstein
as Hannelore Ullrich
Ingeborg Naß
Fritz Schlegel
Peter Marx
Harry Riebauer
as Oberleutnant Kilian
Rolf Ludwig
as Albert Hauptmann
Ruth Baldor
as Frau von Kohlen
Johannes Arpe
as Dr. Seekatz, Bürgermeister
