Overview:
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.| Original Title: | Der Hauptmann |
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| Status: | Released (2018-02-02) |
| Awards: | 23 wins & 19 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $109,226 |
| Screen: | Robert Schwentke |
| Productions: | Hands-on Producers, Filmgalerie 451, Alfama Films, Opus Film, Facing East, Eurimages, Worst Case Entertainment, Canal+, Ciné+ |
| Production Countries: | Germany, France, Poland |
| Spoken Languages: | Deutsch |
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Casts
- 1030356: Max Hubacher - Herold
- 24440: Milan Peschel - Freytag
- 49767: Frederick Lau - Kipinski
- 31663: Alexander Fehling - Junker
- 1004832: Britta Hammelstein - Gerda
- 27627: Waldemar Kobus - Hansen
- 22184: Sebastian Rudolph - Corporal Paul
Crews
- 1612154: Krzysztof Wiktor - Still Photographer - Camera
- 4428607: Aleksandra Skraba - Production Coordinator - Production
- 57270: Robert Schwentke - Director - Directing
- 5268: Paulo Branco - Co-Producer - Production
- 1435270: Michał Czarnecki - Editor - Editing
- 57270: Robert Schwentke - Writer - Writing
- 708: Martin Todsharow - Original Music Composer - Sound
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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 corrupt ....
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