The Captain
The Captain

The Captain

Follow the leader

7.2(471 votes)
2018
1h 58m
War
Drama
History

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.

Production

Filmgalerie 451, Alfama Films, Opus Film, Facing East, Worst Case Entertainment, hands-on producers, Maria Films

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

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