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The Captain (2018)

Follow the leader

  • Feb 2, 2018
  • 1h 58m
  • R

7.2/10

TMDB user score
540 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

The Captain is a 2018 war and drama film directed by Robert Schwentke. Its leading cast includes Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel and Frederick Lau. It runs for 1 hour 58 minutes. Its original language is German.

Synopsis

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.

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Before You Pick

Time needed
1 hour 58 minutes
Age rating (US)
R
Language
German (subtitles or a dub may be needed)
Audience signal
7.2/10 from 540 TMDB votes

Trailer

Der Hauptmann - The Captain - Official trailer (2018) · plays from YouTube

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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
  • Wolfram Koch Schneider
  • Bernd Hölscher Schütte
  • Annina Polivka Erika

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