The Captain

Feb 2, 2018

1h 58m

★ 7.2

Follow the leader

Overview

Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit that he has stolen only to stay warm, Willi discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whoever he is.

Genres

War

Drama

History

Production Companies

Filmgalerie 451

Alfama Films

Opus Film

Facing East

Worst Case Entertainment

hands-on producers

Maria Films

The Captain Trailers

Cast

Herold

Max Hubacher

Freytag

Milan Peschel

Kipinski

Frederick Lau

Junker

Alexander Fehling

Gerda

Britta Hammelstein

Hansen

Waldemar Kobus

Corporal Paul

Sebastian Rudolph

Brockhoff

Marko Dyrlich

Schnabel Wirt

Alexander Hörbe

Sichner

Sascha Alexander Geršak

Dahler-Kaufmann

Blerim Destani

Dr. Kremer

Haymon Maria Buttinger

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