Der Kapitän
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Captain Ebbs is an older, experienced seaman who has, however, only sailed on freighters. While his current old barge, the Martin Luther, has to go into the shipyard for an overhaul, the shipping company gives him command of the elegant cruise ship Julia to temporarily replace a colleague who has fallen ill. The rough Ebbs finds his way into his new job only with difficulty and initially puts his foot in his social mouth.
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Cast
15 people
Heinz Rühmann
Kapitän Wilhelm Ebbs
Known for
The Punch Bowl
It Happened in Broad Daylight
Johanna Matz
Dr. Claudia Lund
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Horst Tappert
Konsul Carstens
Known for
Derrick
She Killed in Ecstasy
Ernst Stankovski
1. Offizier Meier-Pollex
Also in
Radetzky March
The Sweet Pussycats
Horst Janson
2. Offizier Jörg Neher
Known for
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
The Privilege
Monika Lundi
Anette Breitenbach
Also in
Babeck
The Heath Is Green
Hans Korte
Zahlmeister Herbert Prittel
Also in
Der König von St. Pauli
Titanic
Joseph Offenbach
Steward Otto Krümel
Known for
The Captain from Kopenick
Günter Pfitzmann
Chefingenieur Oldenburg
Known for
The Bridge
Ruedi Walter
Friedrich Haas
Also in
Ein Fall für Männdli
Die 6 Kummer-Buben
Margrit Rainer
Frau Haas
Also in
Ein Fall für Männdli
Heidi
Carl Lange
Reeder Victor Anderson
Known for
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
The Desperado Trail
Kurt Hoffmann Director · Franz Seitz Junior Screenplay Ernst Wild Cinematographer
First release October 28, 1971 · Produced in Germany
Production
Terra-Filmkunst
Production
Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 28, 1971
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No release date listed for United States.
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