'TheCaptainofKöpenick'isatruestorythatcouldonlyhavehappenedinGermany,wheretheauthorityofauniformwasobeyedwithoutquestion　　In1906,anobscureTilsitercobblernamedWilhelmVoigt18491922purchasedthesecondhanduniformofaPrussianinfantrycaptainWearingthis,hetravelledtotheboroughofKöpenickandorderedatroopofguardsmentoplacethemselvesunderhiscommandHethendeclaredthetownhalltobeundermilitarylaw,orderingthearrestofthemayorandtreasurerandconfiscatingallthefundsintheexchequerInthisversionit's4,000deutschemarks,atidysumNoneofVoigt'sorderswerequestioned,andhegotawaywiththedoshWhenhewaseventuallycaught,theGermanpeopleregardedVoigt'simpostureasajollyhoaxthatprickedthepomposityofpettybureaucratsAlthoughVoigtwasclearlymotivatedbyunlawfulfinancialgain,heemergedfromtheaffairasafolkhero　　Thisfilmisbasedonastageadaptationoftheoriginalincident;