Is The Captain from Kopenick violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Captain from Kopenick scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Captain from Kopenick easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Captain from Kopenick end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Captain from Kopenick sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Captain from Kopenick

Name: The Captain from Kopenick
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1956
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Heinz Rühmann, Martin Held, Hannelore Schroth, Willy A. Kleinau, Leonard Steckel

Directed by Helmut Käutner

Produced by Real-Film

195693 min7.3 / 10

A darkly comic satire of bureaucratic absurdity and social entrapment, where a desperate man's masquerade as an officer becomes both a clever escape and a critique of institutional rigidity.

A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is jailed for fifteen years. Upon his release, he wants to get a permit to get a job and start anew, but finds that without a job he can't get a permit, and without a permit he can't get a job. Ensnared in the absurd net of Prussian bureaucracy, he can't see any way out. That is, until he enters a thrift shop and spots a Prussian officer's uniform that fits him like a second skin...

Clusters

Comedies That Mock Society Quirky Genius Movies Comedy That Turns Sharp Comedic Heist Movies Media and Communication Devices

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Prison Berlin, Germany Passport

Questions people ask

Is The Captain from Kopenick violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Captain from Kopenick scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Captain from Kopenick easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Captain from Kopenick end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Captain from Kopenick sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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