---
title: 'The Candidate (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Volker Schlöndorff'
released: '1980-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 129
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-candidate-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080983/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Candidate (1980)

1980 · 129 min · Documentary, History · Germany

Original title: Der Kandidat

## Synopsis

The Candidate is a 1980 West German documentary film directed by Volker Schlöndorff, Stefan Aust, Alexander Kluge and Alexander von Eschwege. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Volker Schlöndorff](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-schlondorff), [Alexander Kluge](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-kluge), [Stefan Aust](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-aust), [Ernst Alexander von Eschwege](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-alexander-von-eschwege)
- **Producer:** [Eberhard Junkersdorf](https://cinepixo.com/people/eberhard-junkersdorf)
- **Editor:** [Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/beate-mainka-jellinghaus)

## Cast

- [Franz Josef Strauß](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-josef-strau)

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