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The Captain from Köpenick (German: Der Hauptmann von Köpenick) is a 1956 West German film directed by Helmut Käutner and based upon the play The Captain of Köpenick by Carl Zuckmayer. The play was based on the true story of Wilhelm Voigt, a German impostor who masqueraded as a Prussian military officer in 1906 and became famous as the Captain of Köpenick. It was nominated for the 29th Academy Awards in the category Best Foreign Language Film.
Original Release
08/15/1956
US Release
07/25/1958
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Heinz Rühmann | Wilhelm Voigt |
| Martin Held | Dr. Obermüller |
| Hannelore Schroth | Mathilde Obermüller |
| Willy A. Kleinau | Friedrich Hoprecht |
| Leonard Steckel | Adolph Wormser |
| Friedrich Domin | Jail Director / Zuchthausdirektor |
| Erich Schellow | Capt. von Schlettow |
| Walter Giller | Willy Wormser |
| Wolfgang Neuss | Kallenberg / Zuchthäusler Kallenberg |
| Bum Krüger | Schutzmann Kilian |
Directors
Writers
Helmut Kautner, Carl Zuckmayer
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Heinz Rühmann | Wilhelm Voigt |
| Martin Held | Dr. Obermüller |
| Hannelore Schroth | Mathilde Obermüller |
| Willy A. Kleinau | Friedrich Hoprecht |
| Leonard Steckel | Adolph Wormser |
| Friedrich Domin | Jail Director / Zuchthausdirektor |
| Erich Schellow | Capt. von Schlettow |
| Walter Giller | Willy Wormser |
| Wolfgang Neuss | Kallenberg / Zuchthäusler Kallenberg |
| Bum Krüger | Schutzmann Kilian |
| Joseph Offenbach | Wabschke |
| Ilse Fürstenberg | Marie Hoprecht, Voigts Schwester / Marie Hoprecht, Voigts sister |
| Maria Sebaldt | Auguste Viktoria Wormser, seine Tochter / Auguste Viktoria Wormser |
| Edith Hancke | Sick girl / Lieschen, das kranke Mädchen |
| Ethel Reschke | Pleureusenmieze |
| Siegfried Lowitz | Stadtkämmerer Rosenkranz / Kassierer Rosenkranz |
| Willi Rose | Police sergeant / Polizist |
| Willy Maertens | Prokurist Knell |
| Kurt Fuß | Schauspieler Gianpietro |
| Karl Hellmer | Nowak |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Gyula Trebitsch | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1957 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
