Made with an eye to the autumn of 1980 when the German parliamentary elections took place, The Candidate examines Germany’s history past and present and Franz Josef Strauß, the man who, as the CDU/CSU candidate, aspires to be elected to the most important political office in the land.
Unfortunately the movie The Candidate is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Stefan Aust | Director |
| Directing | Alexander von Eschwege | Director |
| Directing | Volker Schlöndorff | Director |
| Directing | Alexander Kluge | Director |
| Writing | Stefan Aust | Writer |
| Writing | Alexander von Eschwege | Writer |
| Writing | Alexander Kluge | Writer |
| Writing | Volker Schlöndorff | Writer |
| Camera | Thomas Mauch | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Werner Lüring | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Bodo Kessler | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Igor Luther | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein | Director of Photography |