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The Captain is a 2017 international co-produced historical drama film written and directed by Robert Schwentke. It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It tells the story of German war criminal Willi Herold, who assumed a stolen identity as a German officer and orchestrated the killing of deserters and other prisoners at one of the Emslandlager camps.

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2018 · 1h 58m · War · Drama · History

TMDB 7.2/10 (505 votes)

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

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Robert SchwentkeDirector

Max Hubacheras Herold

Milan Peschelas Freytag

Frederick Lauas Kipinski

Alexander Fehlingas Junker

Britta Hammelsteinas Gerda

Waldemar Kobusas Hansen

Sebastian Rudolphas Corporal Paul

Marko Dyrlichas Brockhoff

Alexander Hörbeas Schnabel Wirt

Sascha Alexander Geršakas Sichner

Blerim Destanias Dahler-Kaufmann HHaymon Maria Buttingeras Dr. Kremer

Eugenie Anselinas Irmgard SShannon Stalleras Jenny