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The Captain

Follow the leader

7.2(537)20181h 58m4

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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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
German
  • prisoner
  • desertion
  • world war ii
  • nazi officer
  • impersonator
  • black and white
  • army captain
  • third reich (iii reich 1933-45)
  • 1940s

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Behind the camera

Produced in

Germany, France, Poland

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR27 Jul 2018
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1521 Sept 2018
    • Digital / OTT1 Oct 2018
    • PhysicalDVD / Blu-ray1 Oct 2018
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival7 Sept 2017
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical1621 Mar 2018
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1627 Jul 2018
    • Digital / OTT2 Oct 2020
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical (limited)CPH PIX29 Sept 2018
    • Theatrical25 Dec 2018
  • EstoniaEE

    • Theatrical3 Aug 2018
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1221 Mar 2018
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1615 Mar 2018
  • GreeceGR

    • TheatricalΚ-1510 Jan 2019
    • PhysicalDVD30 Jan 2020
  • Hong KongHK

    • PremiereHong Kong International Film Festival24 Mar 2018
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT1521 Sept 2018

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The Captain was released on 2 February 2018.

Audience reviews

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    SWITCH.

    5/30/2019

    9/10

    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 power and the rise of evil. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-t…

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