The Candidate (1980 film)

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The Candidate
Film poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Volker Schlöndorff
  • Stefan Aust
  • Alexander Kluge
  • Alexander von Eschwege
Produced by
StarringWolf Biermann,Karl Carstens, Edmund Stoiber
CinematographyBodo Kessler
Edited byInge Behrens
Mulle Goetz-Dickopp
Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Jane Seitz
Distributed byBioskop Film,Filmverlag der Autoren, Kairos-Film
Release date
  • 18 April 1980 (1980-04-18)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The Candidate (German: Der Kandidat) is a 1980 West German documentary film directed by Volker Schlöndorff, Stefan Aust, Alexander Kluge and Alexander von Eschwege [de]. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Candidate". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 30 May 2009.

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