German silent film

Der Hauptmann von Köpenick is a 1926 German comedic biographical film based on a true story. It follows the life of Wilhelm Voigt, a shoemaker who impersonates a Prussian military captain and successfully executes a daring heist in Köpenick, Berlin. The film portrays both the absurdity of the situation and the social critique of German bureaucracy and militarism at the time.