The Candidate
movie

Released April 18, 1980
Genres:
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.
Crew

Volker Schlöndorff
as
Director
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Alexander von Eschwege
as
Writer

Alexander Kluge
as
Writer

Alexander Kluge
as
Director

Stefan Aust
as
Director

Stefan Aust
as
Writer

Volker Schlöndorff
as
Writer
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Alexander von Eschwege
as
Director
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Werner Lüring
as
Director of Photography

Igor Luther
as
Director of Photography
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Bodo Kessler
as
Director of Photography

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
as
Director of Photography

