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The Candidate
The Candidate
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THE CANDIDATE

Der Kandidat

Directed by Stefan Aust, Alexander Kluge, Volker Schlöndorff, Alexander von Eschwege
West Germany, 1980
Documentary

Synopsis

Made with an eye to Germany in Autumn, 1980, when the parliamentary elections take place, the motion picture, The Candidate, examines Germany’s history past and present and the man who, as CDU/CSU candidate, hopes to be elected to the most important in the land, Franz Josef Strauß.

Synopsis

Made with an eye to Germany in Autumn, 1980, when the parliamentary elections take place, the motion picture, The Candidate, examines Germany’s history past and present and the man who, as CDU/CSU candidate, hopes to be elected to the most important in the land, Franz Josef Strauß.