The Captain
Der Hauptmann
2018 · 1h 58m · Drama, History, War · Germany, France · Rated R (US)
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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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Robert Schwentke7.1Smart score
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1940sarmy captainblack and whitedesertionimpersonatornazi officerprisonerthird reich (iii reich 1933-45)world war ii
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