The Captain from Kopenick (1956)

• Comedy
• Drama

A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is jailed for fifteen years. Upon his release, he wants to get a permit to get a job and start anew, but finds that without a job he can't get a permit, and without a permit he can't get a job. Ensnared in the absurd net of Prussian bureaucracy, he can't see any way out. That is, until he enters a thrift shop and spots a Prussian officer's uniform that fits him like a second skin...

Rating

7.3 / 10 (59 votes)

Release date

August 15, 1956

Runtime

1h 33m

Language

German

Director

Helmut Käutner

Status

Released