Movie · 118 min · 15 · drm, hst, trl, war, eur
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.
Where to watch The Captain
Available on 5 platforms across 1 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 1 countries, best placed at #696 in Denmark.
- Denmark #696
Available languages
Audio: German
Subtitles: Danish, Finnish, Swedish
Chart history
The Captain has spent 3 days in a top 3, 5 days in a top 10 and 15 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #1.
Cast
Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel, Frederick Lau, Alexander Fehling, Britta Hammelstein, Waldemar Kobus, Sebastian Rudolph, Marko Dyrlich, Alexander Hörbe, Sascha Alexander Geršak, Blerim Destani, Haymon Maria Buttinger, Eugenie Anselin, Shannon Staller, Samuel Finzi, Wolfram Koch, Bernd Hölscher, Annina Polivka
Crew
Robert Schwentke (director), Robert Schwentke (writer), Frieder Schlaich (producer), Irene von Alberti (producer)
Awards
1 wins from 2 nominations.
- European Film Award for Best Sound Designer 2018 — won
- IFFR audience award 2018 — nominated