The Captain from Köpenick

1956 West German film directed by Helmut Käutner
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The Captain from Köpenick

Summary

The Captain from Köpenick is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Captain from Köpenick's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's director is recorded as Helmut Käutner[4].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's screenwriter is recorded as Helmut Käutner[5].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's screenwriter is recorded as Carl Zuckmayer[6].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's composer is recorded as Bernhard Eichhorn[7].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's genre is recorded as comedy film[8].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Heinz Rühmann[10].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Hannelore Schroth[11].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Martin Held[12].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Willy A. Kleinau[13].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Leonard Steckel[14].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Friedrich Domin[15].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Erich Schellow[16].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Walter Giller[17].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Wolfgang Neuss[18].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Bum Krüger[19].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Joseph Offenbach[20].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Ilse Fürstenberg[21].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Maria Sebaldt[22].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Edith Hancke[23].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Ethel Reschke[24].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Siegfried Lowitz[25].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Kurt Fuß[26].
  • The Captain from Köpenick's cast member is recorded as Willi Rose[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Captain from Köpenick's producer is recorded as Gyula Trebitsch[28]. Its director is recorded as Helmut Käutner[4]. Screenwriters include Helmut Käutner[5] and Carl Zuckmayer[6]. Cast members include Heinz Rühmann[10], Hannelore Schroth[11], Martin Held[12], Willy A. Kleinau[13], Leonard Steckel[14], and Friedrich Domin[15].

Publication

The Captain from Köpenick's publication date is recorded as +1956-08-16T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as German[30]. Genres include comedy film[8] and drama film[9].

Why It Matters

The Captain from Köpenick ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . filmportal.de. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . IMDb. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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