The Captain from Köpenick
Based on the true story of a cobbler who bought a second-hand captain's uniform, assumed command of a troop of guardsmen, declared the town of Köpenick under military law, arrested the mayor and confiscated the town treasury.
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In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.
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Richard Oswald
Director
Albert Florath
as
Aufseher
Leonard Steckel
as
Krakauer, ein Trödler
Hans Leibelt
as
Mann der Litfassäule
Eugen Rex
as
Zweiter Bahnbeamter
Peter Lorre
as
Paul Rehkopf
as
(uncredited)
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