CinemaOSMovie · 2018 · 1h 58m · R
The Captain

Follow the leader

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Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of a 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.

Directed byRobert Schwentke

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 58m
Language
DE
Released
February 2, 2018
Studios
Filmgalerie 451Alfama FilmsOpus Film

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Der Hauptmann - The Captain - Official trailer (2018)

Der Hauptmann - The Captain - Official trailer (2018)

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Robert Schwentke
Robert Schwentke
Written by
Robert Schwentke
Robert Schwentke
Produced by
Frieder Schlaich
Irene von Alberti

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