
The Candidate
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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Volker Schlöndorff
Director
Alexander von Eschwege
Writer

Alexander Kluge
Writer

Alexander Kluge
Director

Stefan Aust
Director

Stefan Aust
Writer

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

Igor Luther
Director of Photography
Bodo Kessler
Director of Photography

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Director of Photography