The Captain from Köpenick (1945 film)
The Captain from Köpenick, also known as I Was a Criminal and Passport to Heaven, is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and based upon the 1931 play The Captain of Köpenick by Carl Zuckmayer and Albright Joseph. The play was based on the true story of Wilhelm Voigt, a German ex-convict who masqueraded as a Prussian military officer in 1906 and became famous as the Captain of Köpenick.
A statue of Wilhelm Voigt as the Captain of Köpenick at Köpenick city hall
German postage stamp, 2006
Richard Oswald was an Austrian film director, producer, screenwriter, and father of German-American film director Gerd Oswald.
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