''Der Hauptmann von Köpenick'' (English: ''The Captain of Köpenick'') is a 1997 Germany historical drama film directed by

Frank Beyer Frank Paul Beyer (; 26 May 1932 – 1 October 2006) was a German film director. In East Germany he was one of the most important film directors, working for the state film monopoly DEFA and directed films that dealt mostly with the Nazi er ...

, written by

Wolfgang Kohlhaase Wolfgang Kohlhaase (13 March 1931 – 5 October 2022) was a German screenwriter, film director, and writer. He was considered "one of the most important screenwriters in German film history", and was one of the GDR's most well-known and prolific ...

, and starring

Harald Juhnke Harald Juhnke () (born Harry Heinz Herbert Juhnke, 10 June 1929 – 1 April 2005), was a German actor, comedian, and singer. Life and career Juhnke was born in Berlin-Charlottenburg. His father was a police officer and his mother came from a ...

. It was based on a 1931 play of the same name, which tells the true story of

Wilhelm Voigt Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt (13 February 1849 – 3 January 1922) was a German impostor who, in 1906, masqueraded as a Prussian military officer, rounded up a number of soldiers under his "command", and "confiscated" more than 4,000 marks from a mu ...

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Udo Samel Udo Samel (born 25 June 1953) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than 80 films and television shows since 1977. He starred in the 1994 film '' Back to Square One'', which was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. Se ...

: Bürgermeister Obermüller * Elisabeth Trissenaar: Mathilde Obermüller *

Katharina Thalbach Katharina Thalbach (; actually ''Katharina Joachim genannt Thalbach''; born 19 January 1954) is a German actress and stage director. She played theatre at the Berliner Ensemble and at the Volksbühne Berlin, and was actress in the film ''The T ...

: Marie Hoprecht *

Rolf Hoppe Rolf Hoppe (6 December 1930 – 14 November 2018) was a prolific German stage, cinema, and television actor, who played in more than 400 films in a career which spanned over six decades. To international audiences Hoppe is perhaps best known f ...

: Zuchthausdirektor *

Hark Bohm Hark Bohm (; born 18 May 1939) is a German actor, screenwriter, film director, playwright and former professor for cinema studies. He was born in Hamburg-Othmarschen and grew up on the island Amrum. His younger brother was the actor Marquard Bo ...

: Kriminalinspektor Schmude *

Jürgen Hentsch Jürgen Hentsch (March 17, 1936 in Görlitz – December 21, 2011 in Berlin) was a German actor. He was known for several movies and TV shows such as ''The Deathmaker'' (1995), ''In the Shadow of Power'' (2003) and ''Der Mann mit der Maske'' (1994 ...

: Kriminaldirektor Mehlhorn * Sophie Rois: Mieze *

Gerry Wolff Gerry Wolff (23 June 1920 – 16 February 2005) was a German actor. He was born in Bremen, Germany and died in Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Germany. Selected filmography * ''Bärenburger Schnurre'' (1957) * '' Naked Among Wolves'' (1963) * '' T ...

: Krakauer * Florian Lukas: Willy Wormser *

Alexander Beyer Alexander Beyer (born 24 June 1973) is a German actor. He was born in Erfurt, East Germany. He has appeared in such films as Volker Schloendorff's ''The Legend of Rita'' (''Die Stille nach dem Schuss'', 1999), Leander Haußmann's ''Sun Alley'' ...

: Melder

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* 1997 films 1997 television films German films based on plays Films based on works by Carl Zuckmayer Films directed by Frank Beyer Films set in Berlin 1990s German-language films German drama television films German-language television shows Television shows based on plays Films about con artists Films set in 1906 German biographical films Biographical films about fraudsters Cultural depictions of Wilhelm Voigt 1990s German films Das Erste original programming

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