The Captain from Kopenick
- IMDb link: 0021943
- IMDb rating: 7 (151 votes) Search
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Richard Oswald
- Cast: Max Adalbert, Ernst Dernburg, Willi Schur, Paul Wagner and others
- Release date: 22 Dec 1931
- Release year: 1931
- Runtime: 107 minutes
- Country: Germany
- Keywords: impersonation, vicious cycle, underdog, imperial germany, militarism, place name in title, ex convict, disguise, prussian soldier, uniform
Plot:
A poor cobbler named Wilhelm Voigt purchased the second-hand uniform of a Prussian infantry captain. Wearing this, he traveled to the borough of Kopenick and ordered a troop of guardsmen to place themselves under his command. He then declared the town hall to be under military law, ordering the arrest of the mayor and treasurer and confiscating all the funds in the bank.
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