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Music Box Films |
Release Date:
July 27, 2018
Summary:
Based on the arresting true story of the Executioner of Emsland, The Captain follows a German army deserter, Willi Herold (Max Hubacher), after he finds an abandoned Nazi captain’s uniform in the final weeks of World War II. Emboldened by the authority the uniform grants him, he amasses a band of stragglers who cede to his command despite the suspicions of some. Citing direct orders from the Fuhrer himself, he soon takes command of a camp holding German soldiers accused of desertion and begins to dispense harsh justice. Increasingly intoxicated by the unquestioned authority, this enigmatic imposter soon discovers that many people will blindly follow the leader, whomever that happens to be.
Simultaneously a historical docudrama and sociological examination with undertones of the absurd, The Captain presents fascism as something of a game to be played by those most gullible and unscrupulous.
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Details
| Runtime: | 118 min |
| Rating: | Not Rated |
| Official Site: | https://www.musicboxfilms.com/the-captain-movies-175.php |
| Production: | Eurimages |
| Genres: | Drama, History, War |
| Countries: | DE, FR, PL, CN, PT |
| Language: | German |
| Home Release Date: | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Director | Credit |
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| Robert Schwentke | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
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| Robert Schwentke | Writer |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
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| Alexander Fehling | Junker |
| Bernd Hölscher | Schütte |
| Eugénie Anselin | Irmgard |
| Frederick Lau | Kipinski |
| Hendrik Arnst | Weyher |
| Max Hubacher | Willi Herold |
| Milan Peschel | Freytag |
| Samuel Finzi | Roger |
| Waldemar Kobus | Hansen |
| Wolfram Koch | Schneider |
| Cast | Credit |
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| Blerim Destani | Dahler-Kaufmann |
| Haymon Maria Buttinger | Dr. Kremer |
| Marko Dyrlich | Brockhoff |
| Rike Eckermann | Farmer's Wife |
| Sascha Alexander Gersak | Sichner |
| Producer | Credit |
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| Daniel Hetzer | Executive Producer |
| Ewa Puszczynska | Co-Producer |
| Felix Eisele | Line Producer |
| Frieder Schlaich | Producer |
| Heino Herrenbrück | Line Producer |
| Irene von Alberti | Producer |
| Jakob Neuhaeusser | Line-Producer: Preparation |
| Julia M. Müller | Associate Producer |
| Kay Niessen | Executive Producer |
| Marcel Greive | Co-Producer |
| Markus Barmettler | Executive Producer |
| Paulo Branco | Co-Producer |
| Philip Lee | Executive Producer |
| Piotr Dzieciol | Co-Producer |
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