The Captain from Koepenick Movie Review 1956

Popular true life comedy about a Berlin cobbler in 1906 who rebels against military bureaucracy by impersonating a Prussian officer and wreaking havoc on his town, arresting authorities and capturing soldiers, only to enjoy folk herodom when his ruse is discovered. Remake of Richard Oswald's 1931 classic. In German with subtitles.

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Available on VHS
Running time 93 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comic Adventure, Military Comedy, Role Reversal, Scams, Stings & Cons, True Stories, Berlin

Cast

Heinz Ruhmann, Hannelore Schroth, Martin Held, Erich Schellow

Director

Helmut Kautner

Producer

Europa