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The Candidate

The Candidate (Der Kandidat)

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  • West Germany
  • 1980
  • · 129m

Director Alexander von Eschwege
Cast Franz Josef Strauß, Ernst Albrecht
Genre 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.

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