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Follow the leader - The Captain
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Title: The Captain

Release Date: 2 Feb 2018

Runtime: 1h 58m

Genre: War, Drama, History

Director: Hands-on Producers, Filmgalerie 451, Alfama Films, Opus Film, Facing East, Eurimages, Worst Case Entertainment, Canal+, Ciné+

Production Companies: Hands-on Producers, Filmgalerie 451, Alfama Films, Opus Film, Facing East, Eurimages, Worst Case Entertainment, Canal+, Ciné+

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (438 votes)

Cast

  • Herold: Max Hubacher
  • Freytag: Milan Peschel
  • Kipinski: Frederick Lau
  • Junker: Alexander Fehling
  • Gerda: Britta Hammelstein
  • Hansen: Waldemar Kobus
  • Corporal Paul: Sebastian Rudolph
  • Brockhoff: Marko Dyrlich
  • Schnabel Wirt: Alexander Hörbe
  • Sichner: Sascha Alexander Geršak
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