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The Candidate

Volker Schlöndorff

1980 • 2h 9m

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...

The Candidate

Cast

Franz Josef Strauß

Franz Josef Strauß

Ernst Albrecht

Crew

Volker Schlöndorff

Volker SchlöndorffDirector

Alexander Kluge

Alexander KlugeWriter

Stefan Aust

Stefan AustWriter

Igor Luther

Igor LutherDirector of Photography

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Jörg Schmidt-ReitweinDirector of Photography

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