The Captain

The Captain

118 mins | Drama, War, History | Feb. 2, 2018

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.

The Captain

118 mins | Drama, War, History | Feb. 2, 2018

The Captain
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Canal+, Eurimages, Alfama Films, Opus Film, Ciné+, Filmgalerie 451, Hands-on Producers, Facing East, Worst Case Entertainment
Original title Der Hauptmann
Directors Simon Aschenbrenner, Arianna Singhania, Christian Hoyer, Robert Schwentke, Candy Maldonado Agustin
Writers Robert Schwentke

Cast

Max Hubacher

as Herold

Milan Peschel

as Freytag

Frederick Lau

as Kipinski

Alexander Fehling

as Junker

Waldemar Kobus

as Hansen

Sebastian Rudolph

as Corporal Paul

Marko Dyrlich

as Brockhoff

Alexander Hörbe

as Schnabel Wirt

Blerim Destani

as Dahler-Kaufmann

Haymon Maria Buttinger

as Dr. Kremer

Eugenie Anselin

as Irmgard

Shannon Staller

as Jenny

Samuel Finzi

as Roger

Wolfram Koch

as Schneider

Bernd Hölscher

as Schütte

Annina Polivka

as Erika

David Scheller

as Claasen

Hendrik Arnst

as Weyher

Harald Warmbrunn

as Farmer

Jörn Hentschel

as Farmer

Rike Eckermann

as Farmer's Wife

Jan Georg Schütte

as Oberfeldwebel

Laurean Wagner

as Linke

Michael Bornhütter

as Prisoner

Samia Chancrin

as Betty

Annika Meier

as Anny

Ingo Günther

as Piano player