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The Candidate (1980)

129 min |Documentary

In 1980 Franz Josef Strauss competed against Helmut Schmidt for the Office of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Directors

Stefan Aust |Alexander Kluge |Volker Schlöndorff |Alexander von Eschwege

Writers

Stefan Aust |Alexander Kluge |Volker Schlöndorff |Alexander von Eschwege

Producer

Theo Hinz (producer)

Cinematographers

Bodo Kessler |Werner Lüring |Igor Luther |Thomas Mauch |Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Editors

Inge Behrens |Mulle Goetz-Dickopp |Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus |Jane Seitz (as Jane Sperr)

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Status

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Updated 1980 Apr 18

Release date

Apr 18, 1980 (West Germany)

Awards

1 nomination

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17 cast members
Name Known for
Franz Josef Strauß primary photo Franz Josef Strauß Self Self See fewer Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten (1969)
Marianne Strauß primary photo Marianne StraußSelf (as Marianne Strauss) Self (as Marianne Strauss) See fewer Einige Tage im Leben des ... (1967)
Ernst Albrecht primary photo Ernst Albrecht Self Self See fewer Dalli Dalli (1971)
Karl Carstens primary photo Karl Carstens Self Self See fewer Echtzeit (1983)
Edmund Stoiber primary photo Edmund Stoiber Self Self See fewer Big Mäc (1985)
Wolf Biermann primary photo Wolf Biermann Self Self See fewer Born in '45 (1990)
Helmut Schmidt primary photo Helmut Schmidt Self Self See fewer Die RAF (2007)
Willy Brandt primary photo Willy Brandt Self Self See fewer Interview mit Berlin (1959)
Hans-Dietrich Genscher primary photo Hans-Dietrich Genscher Self Self See fewer Steiners Sketchparade - Lachen ist die beste Medizin (1997)
Walter Scheel primary photo Walter Scheel Self Self See fewer Hier und heute (1957)
Kurt-Georg Kiesinger primary photo Kurt-Georg Kiesinger Self Self See fewer Cartoon (1967)
Helmut Kohl primary photo Helmut Kohl Self Self See fewer Rotwang muß weg! (1994)
Hans Magnus Enzensberger primary photo Hans Magnus Enzensberger Self Self See fewer Jonas (1957)
Alexander Kluge primary photo Alexander KlugeSelf - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer Yesterday Girl (1966)
Volker Schlöndorff primary photo Volker SchlöndorffSelf - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer The Tin Drum (1979)
Stefan Aust primary photo Stefan AustSelf - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Alexander von Eschwege primary photo Alexander von EschwegeSelf - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer Liebesgeschichten (1990)

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