Der Kandidat

Apr 18 1980 N/A 2h 9m
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.

Plot

In 1980 Franz Josef Strauss competed against Helmut Schmidt for the Office of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. To prevent this the first Garde German auteur staged an episode film to expose the candidate - mainly by citing speeches, with whom he appeared in public in the course of his political career.

Written by

Stefan Aust, Alexander Kluge, Volker Schlöndorff

Directed by

Stefan Aust, Alexander Kluge, Volker Schlöndorff

Cast

Wolf Biermann, Karl Carstens, Edmund Stoiber

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Kairos-Film, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Neue Bioskop Film

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
133
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA