The Captain
Follow the leader
2018 | 118m | German
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Robert Schwentke |
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| Writer: | Robert Schwentke |
| Staring: |
| Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 02, 2018 |
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| Director: | Robert Schwentke |
| Writer: | Robert Schwentke |
| Genres: | Drama, History, War |
| Keywords | prisoner, nazi officer, black and white, third reich (iii reich 1933-45), desertion, impersonator, army captain, 1940s |
| Production Companies | Alfama Films, Opus Film, Maria Films, Filmgalerie 451, hands-on producers, Facing East, Worst Case Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 14, 2025 (Update) Entered: May 15, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Max Hubacher | Herold |
| Milan Peschel | Freytag |
| Frederick Lau | Kipinski |
| Alexander Fehling | Junker |
| Britta Hammelstein | Gerda |
| Waldemar Kobus | Hansen |
| Sebastian Rudolph | Corporal Paul |
| Marko Dyrlich | Brockhoff |
| Alexander Hörbe | Schnabel Wirt |
| Sascha Alexander Geršak | Sichner |
| Blerim Destani | Dahler-Kaufmann |
| Haymon Maria Buttinger | Dr. Kremer |
| Eugenie Anselin | Irmgard |
| Shannon Staller | Jenny |
| Samuel Finzi | Roger |
| Wolfram Koch | Schneider |
| Bernd Hölscher | Schütte |
| Annina Polivka | Erika |
| David Scheller | Claasen |
| Hendrik Arnst | Weyher |
| Harald Warmbrunn | Farmer |
| Jörn Hentschel | Farmer |
| Rike Eckermann | Farmer's Wife |
| Jan Georg Schütte | Oberfeldwebel |
| Laurean Wagner | Linke |
| Stefan Feddersen-Clausen | Deserteur |
| Kordian Rekowski | |
| Sebastian Grempka | |
| Damien Rabjastajn | |
| Jakub Sierenberg | |
| Damian Ul | |
| Michael Bornhütter | Prisoner |
| Wieslaw Hormanski | |
| Stefan Kolosko | |
| Samia Chancrin | Betty |
| Linda Schönherr | Lucy |
| Annika Meier | Anny |
| Ingo Günther | Piano player |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Aleksandra Skraba | Production Coordinator |
| Florian Ballhaus | Director of Photography |
| Martin Todsharow | Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor |
| Jurek Kuttner | Art Direction |
| Anja Dihrberg | Casting |
| Felix Eisele | Line Producer |
| Alwara Thaler | Set Decoration |
| Krzysztof Wiktor | Still Photographer |
| Robert Schwentke | Director, Writer |
| Harald Turzer | Production Design |
| Heino Herrenbrück | Line Producer, Production Manager |
| Michał Czarnecki | Editor |
| Jakob Neuhäusser | Line Producer |
| André Bendocchi-Alves | Sound Designer |
| Sabrina Naumann | Dialogue Editor |
| Elise Tillmann | Makeup Artist |
| Rafael Ridao | Boom Operator |
| Sasa Živković | Concept Artist |
| Christian Zilliken | CG Supervisor |
| Jörn Großhans | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Ole Kloss | Property Master |
| Michael Rudnik | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Catarina Sampaio | Graphic Designer |
| Detlef A. Schitto | Sound Mixer |
| Frank Gorgas | Boom Operator |
| Jascha Viehl | Sound Effects Editor |
| Friederike Gast | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Julian Knaack | Art Department Trainee |
| Emanuel Fuchs | Visual Effects |
| Daniel Mock | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Julien Weizenhöfer | Assistant Art Director |
| Anna Freund | Makeup Artist |
| Daniel Weis | ADR Recordist |
| Sarah Neumeier | Makeup Artist |
| Martin Steyer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Stefan Schorer | Visual Effects Producer |
| Martin Langenbach | Foley Artist |
| Marcus Michael | Makeup Artist |
| Hanna Riehm | Makeup Artist |
| Franziska Maaß | Makeup Artist |
| Eric Devulder | Sound |
| Veronika Knigge | Makeup Artist |
| Laura Plock | Foley Editor |
| Doreen Kindler | Key Makeup Artist |
| Jörg Wohnsiedler | Visual Effects Editor |
| Gloria Göschel | Makeup Artist |
| Andreas Schiller | Special Effects Technician |
| Ronny Engel | Location Manager |
| Sebastian Plank | Visual Effects |
| Wanja Götz | Stunt Coordinator |
| Stephan Schaefholz | Compositing Supervisor |
| Florian Franke | Compositing Artist |
| Anja Knobloch | Set Runner |
| Tobias Kownatzki | First Assistant Camera |
| Lukas Fabian | Compositing Artist |
| Florian Emmerich | Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator |
| Agata Drozdowska | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Peter Lames | Compositing Artist |
| Magdalena Rutkiewicz | Key Costumer |
| Timo Hanczuk | Compositing Artist |
| Stefan Brenner | Visual Effects Producer |
| Hagen Rohling | Set Runner |
| Janusz Kowalczyk | Tailor |
| Arianna Singhania | Assistant Director |
| Maciej Janiszewski | Construction Foreman |
| Michal Pietrzak | Construction Foreman |
| Jonathan Ritzel | ADR Recordist |
| Magdalena Malisz | Production Coordinator |
| Sylwia Szczechowicz-Warszewska | Production Coordinator |
| Wojciech Czapla | Art Department Coordinator |
| Judith Kröher | Makeup Artist |
| Julia M. Müller | Production Assistant |
| Julian Körrenz | Compositing Artist |
| Candy Maldonado Agustin | Continuity |
| Caroline Dietze | Production Coordinator |
| Grit Hildenbrand | Makeup Artist |
| Krzysztof Korybut-Daszkiewicz | Assistant Editor |
| Bernd Nalbach | CG Supervisor |
| Kaja Styczynska | Second Assistant Camera |
| Helmut Prein | Additional Gaffer |
| Christian Scheibe | Key Grip |
| Christian Hoyer | First Assistant Director |
| Mathias Beier | Rigging Gaffer |
| Moritz Unger | ADR Recordist |
| Janosch Voss | Gaffer |
| Rafael Jeneral | First Assistant Camera |
| Ewa Paldyna | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Mariusz Chandoha | Extras Casting |
| Dorota Bednarska | Administration |
| Robert Bartz | Electrician |
| Beata Dabska | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Robert Adamczyk | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Lucja Kedzior | Production Coordinator |
| Simon Aschenbrenner | Second Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Piotr Dzięcioł | Co-Producer |
| Julia M. Müller | Associate Producer |
| Daniel Hetzer | Executive Producer |
| Paulo Branco | Co-Producer |
| Ewa Puszczyńska | Co-Producer |
| Philip Lee | Executive Producer |
| Marcel Greive | Co-Producer |
| Kay Niessen | Executive Producer |
| Frieder Schlaich | Producer |
| Irene von Alberti | Producer |
| Markus Barmettler | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 22 | 46 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 5 | 834 | 839 |
maketheSWITCH
9.0
Far from being blockbuster slop that slides from mind an hour after it ends, Robert Schwentke’s first independent feature makes me want to seek out his earlier German films, like ‘Tattoo’ and ‘Eierdiebe’. ‘The Captain’ is a thoughtful, brutal and morbidly amusing study of the corrupting nature of po ... wer and the rise of evil. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-captain-horror-nihilism-and-dark-humour
Jun 23, 2021