Albert Hauptmann is an out of work waiter in Cologne who is often confused with a former Captain of the Nazi Army. Albert uses this to his advantage and becomes the Director of the Montan Corporation, and a member of the West German Parliament. Herr Karjanke, the real Captain, learns of Albert’s ruse, and wants to claim his "rightful" position in Parliament. But Karjanke cannot come forward until his politicking "Doppelganger" succeeds in passing an amnesty law for war criminals. When Albert is finally brought before a judge on charges of fraud, he learns that this own amnesty law does not apply to him.
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Der Hauptmann von Köln Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Christel Bodenstein
She was 18, now 86 years old
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as Hannelore Ullrich |
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Hubert Suschka
He was 31, 61 years old when he died
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as Rundfunkreporter |
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Wolf von Beneckendorff
He was 65, 68 years old when he died
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as Rhetoriklehrer |
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Trude Brentina
She was 57, 86 years old when she died
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as Klatschbase |
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Werner Röwekamp
He was 28, 53 years old when he died
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Hans W. Hamacher
He was 36, 80 years old when he died
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as Dr. Brandstätter |
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Erwin Geschonneck
He was 49, 101 years old when he died
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as Hans Karjanke |
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Johannes Arpe
He was 59, 65 years old when he died
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as Dr. Seekatz, Bürgermeister |
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Rolf Ludwig
He was 31, 73 years old when he died
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as Albert Hauptmann |
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Harry Riebauer
He was 35, 78 years old when he died
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as Oberleutnant Kilian |
Der Hauptmann von Köln Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Werner Bergmann as Cinematography. He was 35 (69) years old when He died
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Crew |
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Wilhelm Neef as Music. He was 40 (74) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Henryk Keisch as Writer. He was 43 (73) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Lena Neumann as Editor. |
Editing |
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Helmut Bergmann as Cinematography. He was 36 (24) years old when He died
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Crew |
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Slatan Dudow as Director. He was 53 (60) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Slatan Dudow as Writer. He was 53 (60) years old when He died
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Writing |
