1980
5.0 (2 votes)
2h 9m
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Kairos-Film
Pro-ject Filmproduktion
Neue Bioskop Film
Pro-ject Filmproduktion
Neue Bioskop Film
The Candidate (Der Kandidat)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director of Photography: Werner Lüring, Igor Luther, Bodo Kessler, Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein, Thomas Mauch
