Der hauptmann von Köpenick
Based on the true story of German impostor Wilhelm Voigt, 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 municipal treasury.
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"Set in the depression, this film ridicules the German military's propensity to follow orders unthinkingly, and shows the plight of people such as the unemployed, stateless and ex-convicts. Hitler had all copies that could be found destroyed. A beautiful, poignant, yet very funny movie...."
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Based on the true story of German impostor Wilhelm Voigt, 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 municipal treasury.