The Captain from Köpenick (1931 film)

The Captain from Köpenick
Directed byRichard Oswald
Written by
Produced byGabriel Pascal
Starring
CinematographyEwald Daub
Edited byMax Brenner
Production
company
Roto Film
Distributed bySüd-Film
Release date
  • 22 December 1931 (1931-12-22)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The Captain from Köpenick (German: Der Hauptmann von Köpenick) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and produced by Gabriel Pascal. It is one of several films based on the 1931 play of the same name by Carl Zuckmayer. The story centers on the Hauptmann von Köpenick affair in 1906.

It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in Köpenick. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter.