1956 · 93 min · Comedy, Drama
A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is jailed for fifteen years. Upon his release, he wants to get a permit to get a job and start anew, but finds that without a job he can't get a permit, and without a permit he can't get a job. Ensnared in the absurd net of Prussian bureaucracy, he can't see any way out. That is, until he enters a thrift shop and spots a Prussian officer's uniform that fits him like a second skin...
Directed by Helmut Käutner. Starring Heinz Rühmann, Martin Held, Hannelore Schroth, Willy A. Kleinau and Leonard Steckel.
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