Der Hauptmann von Köpenick 1956

Directed by Helmut Käutner | Starring: Heinz Rühmann, Martin Held, Hannelore Schroth, Willy A. Kleinau

The 1956 movie based on the theater play by Carl Zuckmayer based on the true story of cobbler Wilhelm Voigt who dressed up as a German military officer and, with the help of unsuspecting soldiers, took over the city hall in Köpenick and confiscated the city's purse.