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The Captain

- Follow the leader

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.

Release Date : 2018-02-02

Language :German

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hands-on ProducersFilmgalerie 451Alfama FilmsOpus FilmFacing EastEurimagesWorst Case EntertainmentCanal+Ciné+

Production Country : GermanyFrancePoland

Alternative Titles : The Captain

Cast

Max Hubacher

Character Name : Herold

Original Name : Max Hubacher

Gender : Male

Milan Peschel

Character Name : Freytag

Original Name : Milan Peschel

Gender : Male

Frederick Lau

Character Name : Kipinski

Original Name : Frederick Lau

Gender : Male

Alexander Fehling

Character Name : Junker

Original Name : Alexander Fehling

Gender : Male

Britta Hammelstein

Character Name : Gerda

Original Name : Britta Hammelstein

Gender : Female

Waldemar Kobus

Character Name : Hansen

Original Name : Waldemar Kobus

Gender : Male

Sebastian Rudolph

Character Name : Corporal Paul

Original Name : Sebastian Rudolph

Gender : Male

Marko Dyrlich

Character Name : Brockhoff

Original Name : Marko Dyrlich

Gender : Male

Alexander Hörbe

Character Name : Schnabel Wirt

Original Name : Alexander Hörbe

Gender : Male

Sascha Alexander Geršak

Character Name : Sichner

Original Name : Sascha Alexander Geršak

Gender : Male

Blerim Destani

Character Name : Dahler-Kaufmann

Original Name : Blerim Destani

Gender : Male

Haymon Maria Buttinger

Character Name : Dr. Kremer

Original Name : Haymon Maria Buttinger

Gender : Male

Eugenie Anselin

Character Name : Irmgard

Original Name : Eugenie Anselin

Gender : Female

Shannon Staller

Character Name : Jenny

Original Name : Shannon Staller

Gender : Female

Samuel Finzi

Character Name : Roger

Original Name : Samuel Finzi

Gender : Male

Wolfram Koch

Character Name : Schneider

Original Name : Wolfram Koch

Gender : Male

Bernd Hölscher

Character Name : Schütte

Original Name : Bernd Hölscher

Gender : Male

Annina Polivka

Character Name : Erika

Original Name : Annina Polivka

Gender : Male

David Scheller

Character Name : Claasen

Original Name : David Scheller

Gender : Male

Hendrik Arnst

Character Name : Weyher

Original Name : Hendrik Arnst

Gender : Male

Harald Warmbrunn

Character Name : Farmer

Original Name : Harald Warmbrunn

Gender : Male

Jörn Hentschel

Character Name : Farmer

Original Name : Jörn Hentschel

Gender : Male

Rike Eckermann

Character Name : Farmer's Wife

Original Name : Rike Eckermann

Gender : Female

Jan Georg Schütte

Character Name : Oberfeldwebel

Original Name : Jan Georg Schütte

Gender : Male

Laurean Wagner

Character Name : Linke

Original Name : Laurean Wagner

Gender : Male

Stefan Feddersen-Clausen

Character Name : Deserteur

Original Name : Stefan Feddersen-Clausen

Gender : Male

Kordian Rekowski

Character Name :

Original Name : Kordian Rekowski

Gender : Male

Sebastian Grempka

Character Name :

Original Name : Sebastian Grempka

Gender : Male

Damien Rabjastajn

Character Name :

Original Name : Damien Rabjastajn

Gender : Male

Jakub Sierenberg

Character Name :

Original Name : Jakub Sierenberg

Gender : Male

Damian Ul

Character Name :

Original Name : Damian Ul

Gender : Male

Michael Bornhütter

Character Name : Prisoner

Original Name : Michael Bornhütter

Gender : Male

Wieslaw Hormanski

Character Name :

Original Name : Wieslaw Hormanski

Gender : Male

Stefan Kolosko

Character Name :

Original Name : Stefan Kolosko

Gender : Male

Samia Chancrin

Character Name : Betty

Original Name : Samia Chancrin

Gender : Female

Linda Schönherr

Character Name : Lucy

Original Name : Linda Schönherr

Gender : Female

Annika Meier

Character Name : Anny

Original Name : Annika Meier

Gender : Female

Ingo Günther

Character Name : Piano player

Original Name : Ingo Günther

Gender : Male

Reviews

S

SWITCH.

@maketheSWITCH

2021-06-23

Far from being blockbuster slop that slides from mind an hour after it ends, Robert Schwentke’s first independent feature makes me want to seek out his earlier German films, like ‘Tattoo’ and ‘Eierdiebe’. ‘The Captain’ is a thoughtful, brutal and morbidly amusing study of the corrupting nature of power and the rise of evil. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-captain-horror-nihilism-and-dark-humour