Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1997)
Overview
Each is dependent on the other. He breaks into the passport office to get a passport. He is surprised and ends up back in prison, where he is trained in military drill. After his release, he once again lodges with relatives, his sister and brother-in-law. Wearing a second-hand captain's uniform, he first takes over a guard unit and uses it to occupy Köpenick town hall, where all the employees of the town council submit to the supposed captain. The mayor is promoted to Berlin and Voigt presents himself to the authorities a few days later. At first, everyone present laughs at the prank, but then Voigt is made aware of the legal consequences. He is sent back to prison, but shortly afterwards he is pardoned by the Emperor.
What is Der Hauptmann von Köpenick about?
Each is dependent on the other. He breaks into the passport office to get a passport. He is surprised and ends up back in prison, where he is trained in military drill. After his release, he once again lodges with relatives, his sister and brother-in-law. Wearing a second-hand captain's uniform, he first takes over a guard unit and uses it to occupy Köpenick town hall, where all the employees of the town council submit to the supposed captain. The mayor is promoted to Berlin and Voigt presents himself to the authorities a few days later. At first, everyone present laughs at the prank, but then Voigt is made aware of the legal consequences. He is sent back to prison, but shortly afterwards he is pardoned by the Emperor. Der Hauptmann von Köpenick is a Drama, Comedy, TV Movie movie, released on 1997-09-26, runtime 100 minutes.
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Directed by
Frank Beyer
Cast
- Harald Juhnke as Wilhelm Voigt
- Elisabeth Trissenaar as Mathilde Obermüller
- Katharina Thalbach as Marie Hoprecht
- Rolf Hoppe as Zuchthausdirektor
- Hark Bohm as Kriminalinspektor Schmude
- Jürgen Hentsch as Kriminaldirektor Mehlhorn
- Sophie Rois as Mieze
- Hermann Beyer as Friedrich Hoprecht
- Udo Samel as Bürgermeister Obermüller
- Dieter Montag as Kilian
- Götz Schubert as von Schlettow
- Florian Lukas as Willy Wormser
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