Film
The Candidate
1980Directed by Volker Schlöndorff, Alexander Kluge, Stefan Aust, Alexander von Eschwege
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- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
About The Candidate
- Documentary
Synopsis
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.
- Directors
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Alexander Kluge
- Stefan Aust
- Alexander von Eschwege
- Writers
- Alexander von Eschwege
- Alexander Kluge
- Stefan Aust
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Original title
- Der Kandidat
