Full awards and nominations of The Captain from Köpenick
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Drama
A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is released after being jailed for 15 years. He wants to have a pass to get a job and start anew, but without a job he doesn't get a pass; and without a pass, he doesn't get a job. He gets into the net of Prussian bureaucracy, and can't see a solution. Until he enters a small Second-Hand Shop, and sees a Prussian Uniform that fits him like a second skin...
- 29th Academy Awards (1957) - Movies from 1956
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I San Francisco International Film Festival 1957
- winner Best Actor (Heinz Rühmann)
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German Film Awards 1957 - Films 1956
- winner Best Film
- winner Best Director (Helmut Käutner)
- winner Best Actor (Heinz Rühmann)
- winner Best Screenplay (Carl Zuckmayer, Helmut Käutner)
- winner Best Set Design (Herbert Kirchhoff, Albrecht Becker)