The Candidate
Movie| Title | Der Kandidat |
| User score | 5 |
| Release date | Apr 18, 1980 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Stefan Aust , Alexander von Eschwege , Volker Schlöndorff , Alexander Kluge |
| Production country | Germany |
| Production companies | Kairos-Film, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Neue Bioskop Film |
| Run time | 129 min. |
Made with an eye to the autumn of 1980 when the German parliamentary elections took place, The Candidate examines Germany’s history past and present and Franz Josef Strauß, the man who, as the CDU/CSU candidate, aspires to be elected to the most important political office in the land.
