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The Captain(2018)

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1h 58min

Original Title: Der Hauptmann

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.

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Synopsis

A deserter lies his way through the end of World War II

In the closing stages of World War II, Willi Herold, a young German army deserter, discovers a forsaken Nazi uniform. Wearing it to keep warm, he suddenly discovers the power that it offers him. Willi enters the identity of the very men he rejected and soldiers begin to follow his commands.

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Cast

Max Hubacher
Max Hubacher

Herold

Milan Peschel
Milan Peschel

Freytag

Frederick Lau
Frederick Lau

Kipinski

Alexander Fehling
Alexander Fehling

Junker

Britta Hammelstein
Britta Hammelstein

Gerda

Waldemar Kobus
Waldemar Kobus

Hansen

Sebastian Rudolph
Sebastian Rudolph

Corporal Paul

Marko Dyrlich
Marko Dyrlich

Brockhoff

Alexander Hörbe
Alexander Hörbe

Schnabel Wirt

Sascha Alexander Geršak
Sascha Alexander Geršak

Sichner

Blerim Destani
Blerim Destani

Dahler-Kaufmann

Haymon Maria Buttinger
Haymon Maria Buttinger

Dr. Kremer

Eugenie Anselin
Eugenie Anselin

Irmgard

Shannon Staller
Shannon Staller

Jenny

Samuel Finzi
Samuel Finzi

Roger

Wolfram Koch
Wolfram Koch

Schneider

Bernd Hölscher
Bernd Hölscher

Schütte

Annina Polivka
Annina Polivka

Erika

David Scheller
David Scheller

Claasen

Hendrik Arnst
Hendrik Arnst

Weyher

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