---
title: 'The Captain from Cologne (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Slatan Dudow'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'German Democratic Republic'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-captain-from-cologne-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049292/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Captain from Cologne (1956)

1956 · 114 min · Comedy · German Democratic Republic, Germany

Original title: Der Hauptmann von Köln

## Synopsis

The Captain from Cologne is an East German film directed by Slatan Dudow. It was released in 1956.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Slatan Dudow](https://cinepixo.com/people/slatan-dudow)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Tschesno-Hell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-tschesno-hell), [Henryk Keisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/henryk-keisch)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wilhelm Neef](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilhelm-neef)
- **Director of Photography:** [Helmut Bergmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/helmut-bergmann), [Werner Bergmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-bergmann)
- **Editor:** [Lena Neumann](https://cinepixo.com/people/lena-neumann)

## Cast

- [Wolf von Beneckendorff](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolf-von-beneckendorff)
- [Ingo Osterloh](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingo-osterloh)
- [Christel Bodenstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/christel-bodenstein)
- [Hans W. Hamacher](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-w-hamacher)
- [Trude Brentina](https://cinepixo.com/people/trude-brentina)
- [Johannes Arpe](https://cinepixo.com/people/johannes-arpe)
- [Heinrich Gies](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinrich-gies)
- [Ruth Baldor](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-baldor)
- [Harry Riebauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-riebauer)
- [Manfred Borges](https://cinepixo.com/people/manfred-borges)
- [Hubert Suschka](https://cinepixo.com/people/hubert-suschka)
- [Erwin Geschonneck](https://cinepixo.com/people/erwin-geschonneck)
- [Herbert Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-richter)
- [Rolf Ludwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolf-ludwig)

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