Follow the leader
The Captain
What did you make of it?
The picture
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.
- Released
- 2 February 2018
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Language
- German
- Industry
- German Cinema
Top billedAll 22 credits
- Max HubacherHerold
- Milan PeschelFreytag
- Frederick LauKipinski
- Alexander FehlingJunker
- Britta HammelsteinGerda
- Waldemar KobusHansen
Made by
- Director
- Robert Schwentke
- Writer
- Robert Schwentke
- Original Music Composer
- Martin Todsharow
- Director of Photography
- Florian Ballhaus
- Producer
- Frieder Schlaich, Irene von Alberti, Paulo Branco
Filed under
DramaWarHistory