The Captain
“Follow the leader”
2018•R•1h 58m•7.2•Released
WarDramaHistory
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.
Director
Robert Schwentke
Writer
Robert Schwentke
Languages
German
Studio
Filmgalerie 451
Cast
Max Hubacher
Herold
Milan Peschel
Freytag
Frederick Lau
Kipinski
Alexander Fehling
Junker
Britta Hammelstein
Gerda
Waldemar Kobus
Hansen
Sebastian Rudolph
Corporal Paul
Marko Dyrlich
Brockhoff
Alexander Hörbe
Schnabel Wirt
Sascha Alexander Geršak
Sichner
Blerim Destani
Dahler-Kaufmann
Haymon Maria Buttinger
Dr. Kremer
Eugenie Anselin
Irmgard
Shannon Staller
Jenny
Samuel Finzi
Roger
Production
Company
Filmgalerie 451
Company
Alfama Films
Company
Opus Film
Company
Facing East
Company
Worst Case Entertainment
Company
hands-on producers
Company
Maria Films
Producer
Frieder Schlaich
Producer
Irene von Alberti
Producer
Paulo Branco
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