The Candidate

Movie
Audience Score
50
The Candidate
NR 2 hr 9 minDocumentary
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.
StarringFranz Josef StraußErnst Albrecht
DirectorsVolker SchlöndorffAlexander KlugeStefan Aust
WritersAlexander von EschwegeAlexander KlugeStefan Aust