| The Captain | |
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| Directed by | Robert Schwentke |
| Written by | Robert Schwentke |
| Produced by | Frieder Schlaich |
| Starring | Max Hubacher Frederick Lau Bernd Hölscher Waldemar Kobus Alexander Fehling Samuel Finzi |
| Cinematography | Florian Ballhaus |
| Edited by | Michał Czarnecki |
| Music by | Martin Todsharow |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Countries | Germany France Poland |
| Language | German |
| Box office | $241,358[1] |
The Captain (German: Der Hauptmann) is a 2017 international co-produced historical drama film written and directed by Robert Schwentke. It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] It tells the story of German war criminal Willi Herold, who assumed a stolen identity as a German officer and orchestrated the killing of deserters and other prisoners at one of the Emslandlager camps.
- ^ "Der Hauptmann". The Numbers. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Pond, Steve (15 August 2017). "Aaron Sorkin, Brie Larson, Louis CK Movies Added to Toronto Film Festival Lineup". The Wrap. Retrieved 15 August 2017.