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The Captain

The Captain

Follow the leader

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.

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Release: 2018-02-02Runtime: 118 minRating: 7.204 (493)

Cast

Max Hubacher

Max Hubacher

Herold

Milan Peschel

Milan Peschel

Freytag

Frederick Lau

Frederick Lau

Kipinski

Alexander Fehling

Alexander Fehling

Junker

Britta Hammelstein

Britta Hammelstein

Gerda

Waldemar Kobus

Waldemar Kobus

Hansen

Sebastian Rudolph

Sebastian Rudolph

Corporal Paul

Marko Dyrlich

Marko Dyrlich

Brockhoff

Alexander Hörbe

Alexander Hörbe

Schnabel Wirt

Sascha Alexander Geršak

Sascha Alexander Geršak

Sichner

Crew

Krzysztof Wiktor

Still Photographer

Aleksandra Skraba

Production Coordinator

Robert Schwentke

Robert Schwentke

Director

Florian Ballhaus

Florian Ballhaus

Director of Photography

Harald Turzer

Production Design

Piotr Dzięcioł

Co-Producer

Heino Herrenbrück

Line Producer

Julia M. Müller

Associate Producer

Robert Schwentke

Robert Schwentke

Writer

Martin Todsharow

Martin Todsharow

Original Music Composer

Clips & Videos

Der Hauptmann - The Captain - Official trailer (2018)

Der Hauptmann - The Captain - Official trailer (2018)