War ·Drama ·History · Germany · 2018 · 1h 58m

The Captain

Der Hauptmann

The Captain poster
Director
Robert Schwentke
Cast
Max Hubacher as Herold Milan Peschel as Freytag Frederick Lau as Kipinski Alexander Fehling as Junker Britta Hammelstein as Gerda Waldemar Kobus as Hansen
Crew
Florian Ballhaus — Director of Photography Michał Czarnecki — Editor Martin Todsharow — Original Music Composer Robert Schwentke — Writer Frieder Schlaich — Producer Irene von Alberti — Producer
Tagline

Follow the leader

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Captain — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
prisonerdesertionnazi officerimpersonatorblack and whitearmy captainthird reich (iii reich 1933-45)1940s
Key Collaborators
Robert Schwentke Director Florian Ballhaus Director of Photography Michał Czarnecki Editor Martin Todsharow Original Music Composer Robert Schwentke Writer Frieder Schlaich Producer Irene von Alberti Producer Paulo Branco Producer Harald Turzer Production Design
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