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The Captain
The Captain

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 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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

02 February 2018

Country

Germany

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

Blerim Destani

Blerim Destani

Dahler-Kaufmann

Haymon Maria Buttinger

Haymon Maria Buttinger

Dr. Kremer

Eugenie Anselin

Eugenie Anselin

Irmgard

Shannon Staller

Shannon Staller

Jenny

Samuel Finzi

Samuel Finzi

Roger

Wolfram Koch

Wolfram Koch

Schneider

Bernd Hölscher

Bernd Hölscher

Schütte

Annina Polivka

Annina Polivka

Erika

David Scheller

David Scheller

Claasen

Hendrik Arnst

Hendrik Arnst

Weyher

Harald Warmbrunn

Harald Warmbrunn

Farmer

Jörn Hentschel

Jörn Hentschel

Farmer

Rike Eckermann

Rike Eckermann

Farmer's Wife

Jan Georg Schütte

Jan Georg Schütte

Oberfeldwebel

Laurean Wagner

Laurean Wagner

Linke

Stefan Feddersen-Clausen

Stefan Feddersen-Clausen

Deserteur

Kordian Rekowski

Kordian Rekowski

Sebastian Grempka

Sebastian Grempka

Damien Rabjastajn

Damien Rabjastajn

Jakub Sierenberg

Jakub Sierenberg

Damian Ul

Damian Ul

Michael Bornhütter

Michael Bornhütter

Prisoner

Wieslaw Hormanski

Wieslaw Hormanski

Stefan Kolosko

Stefan Kolosko

Samia Chancrin

Samia Chancrin

Betty

Linda Schönherr

Linda Schönherr

Lucy

Annika Meier

Annika Meier

Anny

Ingo Günther

Ingo Günther

Piano player

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