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 | Volker Schlöndorff | Director |
| Writing | Alexander von Eschwege | Writer |
| Writing | Alexander Kluge | Writer |
| Directing | Alexander Kluge | Director |
| Directing | Stefan Aust | Director |
| Writing | Stefan Aust | Writer |
| Writing | Volker Schlöndorff | Writer |
| Directing | Alexander von Eschwege | Director |
| Camera | Werner Lüring | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Igor Luther | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Bodo Kessler | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Thomas Mauch | Director of Photography |