The Captain (2018)
The Captain (2018)
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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Cast

Max Hubacher Max Hubacher As: Herold
Milan Peschel Milan Peschel As: Freytag
Frederick Lau Frederick Lau As: Kipinski
Alexander Fehling Alexander Fehling As: Junker
Britta Hammelstein Britta Hammelstein As: Gerda
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Follow the leader
Certification: R

Details

Genres: War, Drama, History

Language: Deutsch

Release Date: 02 February 2018

Country: DE, FR, PL

Runtime: 118m

Company Credits

Company: Hands-on Producers, Filmgalerie 451, Alfama Films, Opus Film, Facing East, Eurimages, Worst Case Entertainment, Canal+, Ciné+

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Cast

Directed By

Robert Schwentke

Robert Schwentke

Director

Christian Hoyer

Christian Hoyer

First Assistant Director

Candy Maldonado Agustin

Candy Maldonado Agustin

Continuity

Simon Aschenbrenner

Simon Aschenbrenner

Second Assistant Director

Arianna Singhania

Arianna Singhania

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Kay Niessen

Kay Niessen

Executive Producer

Frieder Schlaich

Frieder Schlaich

Producer

Paulo Branco

Paulo Branco

Co-Producer

Marcel Greive

Marcel Greive

Co-Producer

Philip Lee

Philip Lee

Executive Producer

Heino Herrenbrück

Heino Herrenbrück

Line Producer

Daniel Hetzer

Daniel Hetzer

Executive Producer

Julia M. Müller

Julia M. Müller

Associate Producer

Jakob Neuhäusser

Jakob Neuhäusser

Line Producer

Ewa Puszczyńska

Ewa Puszczyńska

Co-Producer

Irene von Alberti

Irene von Alberti

Producer

Markus Barmettler

Markus Barmettler

Executive Producer

Piotr Dzięcioł

Piotr Dzięcioł

Co-Producer

Felix Eisele

Felix Eisele

Line Producer

Anja Dihrberg

Anja Dihrberg

Casting

Ronny Engel

Ronny Engel

Location Manager

Caroline Dietze

Caroline Dietze

Production Coordinator

Julia M. Müller

Julia M. Müller

Production Assistant

Heino Herrenbrück

Heino Herrenbrück

Production Manager

Paulo Branco

Paulo Branco

Producer

Mariusz Chandoha

Mariusz Chandoha

Extras Casting

Łucja Kędzior-Samodulska

Łucja Kędzior-Samodulska

Production Coordinator

Magdalena Malisz

Magdalena Malisz

Production Coordinator

Sylwia Szczechowicz-Warszewska

Sylwia Szczechowicz-Warszewska

Production Coordinator

Dorota Bednarska

Dorota Bednarska

Administration

Aleksandra Skraba

Aleksandra Skraba

Production Coordinator

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Sarah Neumeier

Sarah Neumeier

Makeup Artist

Hanna Riehm

Hanna Riehm

Makeup Artist

Marcus Michael

Marcus Michael

Makeup Artist

Doreen Kindler

Doreen Kindler

Key Makeup Artist

Franziska Maaß

Franziska Maaß

Makeup Artist

Judith Kröher

Judith Kröher

Makeup Artist

Anna Freund

Anna Freund

Makeup Artist

Gloria Göschel

Gloria Göschel

Makeup Artist

Grit Hildenbrand

Grit Hildenbrand

Makeup Artist

Elise Tillmann

Elise Tillmann

Makeup Artist

Magdalena Rutkiewicz

Magdalena Rutkiewicz

Key Costumer

Agata Drozdowska

Agata Drozdowska

Assistant Costume Designer

Veronika Knigge

Veronika Knigge

Makeup Artist

Robert Adamczyk

Robert Adamczyk

Assistant Costume Designer

Beata Dabska

Beata Dabska

Assistant Costume Designer

Ewa Paldyna

Ewa Paldyna

Assistant Costume Designer

Janusz Kowalczyk

Janusz Kowalczyk

Tailor

Sound

Martin Todsharow

Martin Todsharow

Original Music Composer

Martin Langenbach

Martin Langenbach

Foley Artist

Martin Steyer

Martin Steyer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Moritz Unger

Moritz Unger

ADR Recordist

Frank Gorgas

Frank Gorgas

Boom Operator

André Bendocchi-Alves

André Bendocchi-Alves

Sound Designer

Jascha Viehl

Jascha Viehl

Sound Effects Editor

Martin Todsharow

Martin Todsharow

Music Supervisor

Daniel Weis

Daniel Weis

ADR Recordist

Sabrina Naumann

Sabrina Naumann

Dialogue Editor

Laura Plock

Laura Plock

Foley Editor

Eric Devulder

Eric Devulder

Sound

Detlef A. Schitto

Detlef A. Schitto

Sound Mixer

Rafael Ridao

Rafael Ridao

Boom Operator

Jonathan Ritzel

Jonathan Ritzel

ADR Recordist

Visual Effects

Peter Lames

Peter Lames

Compositing Artist

Florian Franke

Florian Franke

Compositing Artist

Stefan Schorer

Stefan Schorer

Visual Effects Producer

Michael Rudnik

Michael Rudnik

Special Effects Supervisor

Sebastian Plank

Sebastian Plank

Visual Effects

Lukas Fabian

Lukas Fabian

Compositing Artist

Julian Körrenz

Julian Körrenz

Compositing Artist

Jörn Großhans

Jörn Großhans

Visual Effects Supervisor

Timo Hanczuk

Timo Hanczuk

Compositing Artist

Stefan Brenner

Stefan Brenner

Visual Effects Producer

Emanuel Fuchs

Emanuel Fuchs

Visual Effects

Stephan Schaefholz

Stephan Schaefholz

Compositing Supervisor

Camera

Florian Ballhaus

Florian Ballhaus

Director of Photography

Tobias Kownatzki

Tobias Kownatzki

First Assistant Camera

Christian Scheibe

Christian Scheibe

Key Grip

Daniel Mock

Daniel Mock

Digital Imaging Technician

Rafael Jeneral

Rafael Jeneral

First Assistant Camera

Florian Emmerich

Florian Emmerich

Camera Operator

Kaja Styczynska

Kaja Styczynska

Second Assistant Camera

Florian Emmerich

Florian Emmerich

Steadicam Operator

Krzysztof Wiktor

Krzysztof Wiktor

Still Photographer

Lighting

Helmut Prein

Helmut Prein

Additional Gaffer

Mathias Beier

Mathias Beier

Rigging Gaffer

Janosch Voss

Janosch Voss

Gaffer

Robert Bartz

Robert Bartz

Electrician

Art Department

Harald Turzer

Harald Turzer

Production Design

Jurek Kuttner

Jurek Kuttner

Art Direction

Alwara Thaler

Alwara Thaler

Set Decoration

Julien Weizenhöfer

Julien Weizenhöfer

Assistant Art Director

Catarina Sampaio

Catarina Sampaio

Graphic Designer

Friederike Gast

Friederike Gast

Assistant Set Decoration

Ole Kloss

Ole Kloss

Property Master

Sasa Živković

Sasa Živković

Concept Artist

Julian Knaack

Julian Knaack

Art Department Trainee

Wojciech Czapla

Wojciech Czapla

Art Department Coordinator

Maciej Janiszewski

Maciej Janiszewski

Construction Foreman

Michal Pietrzak

Michal Pietrzak

Construction Foreman

Other Crew

Bernd Nalbach

Bernd Nalbach

CG Supervisor

Anja Knobloch

Anja Knobloch

Set Runner

Jörg Wohnsiedler

Jörg Wohnsiedler

Visual Effects Editor

Andreas Schiller

Andreas Schiller

Special Effects Technician

Christian Zilliken

Christian Zilliken

CG Supervisor

Hagen Rohling

Hagen Rohling

Set Runner

Wanja Götz

Wanja Götz

Stunt Coordinator

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