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The Candidate

1980
Directed byStefan Aust
2h 9m

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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Franz Josef StraußErnst Albrecht
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