title: The Candidate (1980 film)
text: # 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
  