The Captain
“Follow the leader”
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.
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Max Hubacher
Herold
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Christian Wagner
Linke
Milan Peschel
Freytag
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Frederick Lau
Kipinski
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Alexander Fehling
Junker
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Britta Hammelstein
Gerda
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Waldemar Kobus
Hansen
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Sebastian Rudolph
Corporal Paul
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Dark
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Marko Dyrlich
Brockhoff
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Alexander Hörbe
Schnabel Wirt
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Kleo
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Sascha Alexander Geršak
Sichner
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Blerim Destani
Dahler-Kaufmann
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Robert Schwentke Director · Martin Todsharow Composer Florian Ballhaus Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $241K · United States release July 27, 2018 · Produced in Germany, France, Poland, China
Box office
Worldwide gross
$241,358
Production
Filmgalerie 451
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Alfama Films
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Opus Film
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Facing East
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Worst Case Entertainment
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hands-on producers
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Maria Films
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StudioCanal
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Ciné+
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Eurimages
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Germany · France · Poland · China
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Original title
Der Hauptmann
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Canada · September 7, 2017
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Germany · March 15, 2018
Theatrical
United States · July 27, 2018
Theatrical
Belgium
March 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 27, 2018 · Theatrical
October 2, 2020 · Digital
Denmark
September 29, 2018 · Limited theatrical · CPH PIX
December 25, 2018 · Theatrical
Estonia
August 3, 2018 · Theatrical
France
March 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Greece
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
January 30, 2020 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
March 24, 2018 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Ireland
September 21, 2018 · Digital
Japan
February 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 15, 2018 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 29, 2018 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
February 2, 2018 · Limited theatrical · IFFR in Groningen
April 19, 2018 · Theatrical
September 27, 2018 · Physical · DVD
Norway
November 9, 2018 · Theatrical
Poland
July 15, 2018 · Premiere · Transatlantyk Film Festival
Portugal
March 22, 2018 · Theatrical
Russia
September 22, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Capella Film
Spain
September 29, 2017 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
September 21, 2018 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
September 21, 2018 · Theatrical
October 1, 2018 · Digital
October 1, 2018 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
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