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02/02/2018 War, Drama, History 1h 58m
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Follow the leader

Overview

Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of a 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.

  1. Robert Schwentke

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Max Hubacher

    Herold

  2. Milan Peschel

    Freytag

  3. Frederick Lau

    Kipinski

  4. Alexander Fehling

    Junker

  5. Britta Hammelstein

    Gerda

  6. Waldemar Kobus

    Hansen

  7. Sebastian Rudolph

    Corporal Paul

  8. Marko Dyrlich

    Brockhoff

  9. Alexander Hörbe

    Schnabel Wirt

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by SWITCH.
Written by SWITCH. on 2019-05-30
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

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https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-captain-horror-nihilism-and-dark-humour
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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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