''Der Hauptmann von Köpenick'' (English: ''The Captain of Köpenick'') is a 1997 Germany

historical drama A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction s ...

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 (film studio), DEFA and directed films that dealt mostl ...

, written by Wolfgang Kohlhaase, 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 developed from a 1931 play of the same name based on the true story of German con man

Wilhelm Voigt Wilhelm Voigt (13 February 1849 – 3 January 1922) was a German con man and impostor. In his most famous exploit, Voigt masqueraded as a military officer of the elite Prussian Guards in 1906, rounding up a number of Imperial German Army soldi ...

, and his actions as he disguised himself as a Prussian Captain.

Cast

* Udo Samel: 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 theater at the Berliner Ensemble and at the olksbühne Berlin and was an actress in the film ''Th ...

: Marie Hoprecht * Rolf Hoppe: 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 Boh ...

: Kriminalinspektor Schmude * Jürgen Hentsch: Kriminaldirektor Mehlhorn * Sophie Rois: Mieze * Gerry Wolff: Krakauer * Florian Lukas: Willy Wormser * Alexander Beyer: 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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