

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.
The Candidate was directed by Stefan Aust, Alexander von Eschwege, Volker Schlöndorff and Alexander Kluge.
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The Candidate runs for 2h 9min, and was released in 1980.
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