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Based on the arresting true story of the Executioner of Emsland, The Captain follows a German army deserter, Willi Herold (Max Hubacher), after he finds an abandoned Nazi captain’s uniform in the final weeks of World War II. Emboldened by the authority the uniform grants him, he amasses a band of stragglers who cede to his command despite the suspicions of some. Citing direct orders from the Fuhrer himself, he soon takes command of a camp holding German soldiers accused of desertion and begins to dispense harsh justice. Increasingly intoxicated by the unquestioned authority, this enigmatic imposter soon discovers that many people will blindly follow the leader, whomever that happens to be.
Simultaneously a historical docudrama and sociological examination with undertones of the absurd, The Captain presents fascism as something of a game to be played by those most gullible and unscrupulous.
Original Release
02/02/2018
US Release
11/26/2018
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Max Hubacher | Willi Herold / Herold |
Alexander Fehling | Junker |
Sebastian Rudolph | Corporal Paul / Gefreiter Paul |
Max Thommes | Bursche |
Rike Eckermann | Farmer's Wife |
Jorn Hentschel | Farmer |
Milan Peschel | Freytag |
Alexander Hörbe | Schnabel Wirt |
Ferdinand Dörfler | Farmer 1 |
Harald Warmbrunn | Farmer / Farmer 2 |
Directors
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Max Hubacher | Willi Herold / Herold |
Alexander Fehling | Junker |
Sebastian Rudolph | Corporal Paul / Gefreiter Paul |
Max Thommes | Bursche |
Rike Eckermann | Farmer's Wife |
Jorn Hentschel | Farmer |
Milan Peschel | Freytag |
Alexander Hörbe | Schnabel Wirt |
Ferdinand Dörfler | Farmer 1 |
Harald Warmbrunn | Farmer / Farmer 2 |
Stefan Feddersen-Clausen | Deserteur |
Kordian Rekowski | Totschläger |
Frederick Lau | Kipinski |
Sebastian Grempka | Bomber |
Damien Rabjastajn | Flak Soldat 1 |
Sascha Alexander Gersak | Sichner |
Jakub Sierenberg | Flak Soldat 2 |
Damian Ul | Feldgendarm |
Marko Dyrlich | Brockhoff |
Blerim Destani | Dahler-Kaufmann |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Markus Barmettler | Executive Producer |
Daniel Hetzer | Executive Producer |
Philip Lee | Executive Producer |
Kay Niessen | Executive Producer |
Paulo Branco | Producer |
Piotr Dzieciol | Producer |
Felix Eisele | Producer |
Marcel Greive | Producer |
Heino Herrenbrück | Producer |
Julia M. Müller | Producer |
Jakob Neuhäusser | Producer |
Ewa Puszczynska | Producer |
Frieder Schlaich | Producer |
Irene von Alberti | Producer |