The Candidate (1980 film)
# The Candidate (1980 film)

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

## Appearances

* Wolf Biermann
* Karl Carstens
* Edmund Stoiber
* Franz Josef Strauß
* Marianne Strauß
