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The Captain
“Follow the leader”
7.2 / 10• 2018• 1h 58m•R• German
WarDramaHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Max Hubacher
Herold
Lead
Milan Peschel
Freytag
Frederick Lau
Kipinski
Alexander Fehling
Junker
Britta Hammelstein
Gerda
Waldemar Kobus
Hansen
Sebastian Rudolph
Corporal Paul
Marko Dyrlich
Brockhoff
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Schwentke's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Captain is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
