The Candidate(1980)
April 18, 1980
2h 9m
IMDb6.6131
TMDB5.02
Overview
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.
Director
Stefan AustCast
Crew
Director of Photography
Thomas Mauch, Werner Lüring, Bodo Kessler, Igor Luther, Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Details
Original Title
Der Kandidat
Original Language
de
Country
Germany
Production
Kairos-Film, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Neue Bioskop Film
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