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
Werner Dissel
Johannes Arpe
as Dr. Seekatz, Bürgermeister
Charles Hans Vogt
Rolf Ludwig
as Albert Hauptmann
Erwin Geschonneck
as Hans Karjanke
Herbert Kiper
Ingeborg Naß
Trude Brentina
as Klatschbase
Peter Kiwitt
Ruth Baldor
as Frau von Kohlen
Peter Marx
Manfred Borges
as Max Steinmetz
Hubert Suschka
as Rundfunkreporter
Harry Riebauer
as Oberleutnant Kilian
Fritz Schlegel
Christel Bodenstein
as Hannelore Ullrich
Hannjo Hasse
Eckart Friedrichson
