The Captain

2018 · 1h58 · Film

Directed by Robert Schwentke

Starring Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel, Frederick Lau, Alexander Fehling, Britta Hammelstein, Waldemar Kobus, Sebastian Rudolph, Marko Dyrlich, Alexander Hörbe, Sascha Alexander Geršak

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low

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.

Original title

Der Hauptmann

Original language

German

Screenplay

Robert Schwentke

Music

Martin Todsharow

Cinematography

Florian Ballhaus

Cast

Alexander Fehling, Britta Hammelstein, Waldemar Kobus, Sebastian Rudolph, Marko Dyrlich, Alexander Hörbe, Sascha Alexander Geršak, Blerim Destani, Haymon Maria Buttinger

Updated July 22, 2026

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