The Captain (2018)

7.2/10 118 min War Drama History

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.

Cast

Max Hubacher

Herold

Milan Peschel

Freytag

Frederick Lau

Kipinski

Alexander Fehling

Junker

Britta Hammelstein

Gerda

Waldemar Kobus

Hansen

Sebastian Rudolph

Corporal Paul

Marko Dyrlich

Brockhoff

Alexander Hörbe

Schnabel Wirt

Sascha Alexander Geršak

Sichner

Blerim Destani

Dahler-Kaufmann

Haymon Maria Buttinger

Dr. Kremer

Eugenie Anselin

Irmgard

Samuel Finzi

Roger

Wolfram Koch

Schneider

Bernd Hölscher

Schütte

Annina Polivka

Erika

David Scheller

Claasen

Hendrik Arnst

Weyher

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