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Cast

Franz Josef Strauß

Franz Josef Strauß

Ernst Albrecht

Ernst Albrecht

Crew

Volker Schlöndorff

Volker Schlöndorff

Director

Alexander von Eschwege

Alexander von Eschwege

Writer

Alexander Kluge

Alexander Kluge

Writer

Alexander Kluge

Alexander Kluge

Director

Stefan Aust

Stefan Aust

Director

Stefan Aust

Stefan Aust

Writer

Volker Schlöndorff

Volker Schlöndorff

Writer

Alexander von Eschwege

Alexander von Eschwege

Director

Werner Lüring

Werner Lüring

Director of Photography

Igor Luther

Igor Luther

Director of Photography

Bodo Kessler

Bodo Kessler

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Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

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Thomas Mauch

Thomas Mauch

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The Candidate

19805.0 / 10129 min
Documentary

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.