The Candidate 1980

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Documentary

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.

Release Date 1980-04-18
Runtime 2h 9m
Directors Alexander Kluge, Stefan Aust, Volker Schlöndorff, Alexander von Eschwege, Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein, Bodo Kessler, Werner Lüring, Igor Luther, Thomas Mauch
Producer
Writers Volker Schlöndorff, Alexander Kluge, Alexander von Eschwege, Stefan Aust