The Candidate

5.0
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 129 min
  • Premiere: 1980. April 18.

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.

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Camera

Thomas Mauch

Director of Photography

Bodo Kessler

Director of Photography

Igor Luther

Director of Photography

Werner Lüring

Director of Photography

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Director of Photography

Directing

Volker Schlöndorff

Director

Alexander Kluge

Director

Stefan Aust

Director

Alexander von Eschwege

Director

Writing

Volker Schlöndorff

Writer

Alexander Kluge

Writer

Stefan Aust

Writer

Alexander von Eschwege

Writer

Camera

Thomas Mauch

Director of Photography

Bodo Kessler

Director of Photography

Igor Luther

Director of Photography

Werner Lüring

Director of Photography

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Director of Photography

Directing

Volker Schlöndorff

Director

Alexander Kluge

Director

Stefan Aust

Director

Alexander von Eschwege

Director

Writing

Volker Schlöndorff

Writer

Alexander Kluge

Writer

Stefan Aust

Writer

Alexander von Eschwege

Writer