Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the European Film Award for Best Sound Designer (2018)
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Nominations
Nominated for the IFFR audience award (2018)
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Setting
Set in Germany
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Music
Music by Martin Todsharow
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Florian Ballhaus
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Robert SchwentkeWriter
- Original title
- Der Hauptmann
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 2, 2018
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany, France, Poland
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Cast
Max HubacherHerold
Milan PeschelFreytag
Frederick LauKipinski
Alexander FehlingJunker
Britta HammelsteinGerda
Waldemar KobusHansen
Sebastian RudolphCorporal Paul
Marko DyrlichBrockhoff
Alexander HörbeSchnabel Wirt
Sascha Alexander GeršakSichner
Blerim DestaniDahler-Kaufmann
Haymon Maria ButtingerDr. Kremer
Eugenie AnselinIrmgard- Shannon StallerJenny
Samuel FinziRoger
Wolfram KochSchneider
Bernd HölscherSchütte
Annina PolivkaErika
David SchellerClaasen
Hendrik ArnstWeyher
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