The Captain
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2018-02-02
Runtime: 118 mins
Director: Robert Schwentke
Writer: Robert Schwentke
Spoken language: Deutsch
Genres: War, Drama, History
Original title: The Captain
Production Companies: Filmgalerie 451, Alfama Films, Opus Film, Facing East, Worst Case Entertainment, hands-on producers, Maria Films
Production Countries: Germany, France, Poland
Cast
Max Hubacher
Milan Peschel
Frederick Lau
Alexander Fehling
Britta Hammelstein
Waldemar Kobus
Sebastian Rudolph
Marko Dyrlich
Alexander Hörbe
Sascha Alexander Geršak
Blerim Destani
Haymon Maria Buttinger
Eugenie Anselin
Shannon Staller
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