The Captain from Cologne (1956)
- Original title
- Der Hauptmann von Köln
- Directed by
- Slatan Dudow
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- German Democratic Republic, Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man in Cologne pretends to be a former captain to get ahead in life. The film makes fun of the ways people use false status to climb the social ladder.
satiricalplayfullightheartedwrycomedicobservationalupbeat
What happens
The Captain from Cologne (German: Der Hauptmann von Köln) is an East German film directed by Slatan Dudow. It was released in 1956. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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