The Captain

War, Drama, History

2018

R | 118 minutes

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Overview

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.

Cast

Max Hubacher image
Max Hubacher
Milan Peschel image
Milan Peschel
Frederick Lau image
Frederick Lau
Alexander Fehling image
Alexander Fehling
Britta Hammelstein image
Britta Hammelstein
Waldemar Kobus image
Waldemar Kobus
Sebastian Rudolph image
Sebastian Rudolph
Marko Dyrlich image
Marko Dyrlich
Alexander Hörbe image
Alexander Hörbe
Sascha Alexander Geršak image
Sascha Alexander Geršak
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The Captain
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