The Captain

Name: The Captain
Genre: War, Drama, History
Released: 2018-02-02
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel, Frederick Lau, Alexander Fehling, Britta Hammelstein

2018·Movie·R·118 min·★ 7.2(499)

WarDramaHistory

“Follow the leader”

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.

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Country	Streaming on	Rent / Buy
United States	Amazon Prime Video, Brew, OVID, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Brew
United Kingdom	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Plex	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
Canada	OVID, myfilmfriend	Apple TV Store
Australia	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies
Germany	Thrillbox Amazon Channel, Magenta TV+	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies
France	M6+, Rakuten TV	—
Spain	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Google Play Movies
Brazil	Filmelier Plus Amazon Channel	Apple TV Store
Japan	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies

About The Captain

The Captain is a 2018 German-language war, drama and history film directed by Robert Schwentke. The cast is led by Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel, Frederick Lau. It has a runtime of 1h 58m. Viewers rate it 7.2/10 across 500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Brew, OVID.

The Captain was produced by Filmgalerie 451, Alfama Films, and Opus Film and made in Germany and France. It was released on February 2, 2018, and carries a R certification.

Director: Robert Schwentke
Writers: Robert Schwentke
Release date: February 2, 2018
Original language: German
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Germany, France
Production: Filmgalerie 451, Alfama Films, Opus Film

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The Captain cast & crew

The Captain was directed by Robert Schwentke and written by Robert Schwentke.

The cast features Max Hubacher as Herold, Milan Peschel as Freytag, Frederick Lau as Kipinski, Alexander Fehling as Junker, Britta Hammelstein as Gerda, and Waldemar Kobus as Hansen.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Martin Todsharow, cinematography is by Florian Ballhaus, and it was produced by Frieder Schlaich and Philip Lee.

Is The Captain worth watching?

The Captain holds an audience score of 7.2/10 from 499 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed war films.

At 1h 58m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy war, drama, and history, The Captain is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Captain

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