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Poster of The Captain

The Captain

Original title: Der Hauptmann

Follow the leader

2018 · 1 h 58 · Germany, France, Poland · German

  • Drama
  • History
  • War

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.

Directed by
Robert Schwentke
Written by
Robert Schwentke

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