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The Candidate

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.

RATING

5.00

DIRECTORS

Volker Schlöndorff

Alexander Kluge

Stefan Aust

Alexander von Eschwege

COUNTRIE

Germany

RELEASE DATE

1980

TIME