Der Hauptmann
The Captain
While escaping from the patrols through the bleak Ems estuary, 19-year-old private Willi Herold discovers the abandoned uniform of a highly decorated Luftwaffe captain. Now masquerading as "Captain Herold", Willi gathers soldiers around him to complete an imaginary assignment allegedly given by Hitler himself – and reveals an unexpectedly dark side to his character...
Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Willi Herold
- Freytag
- Kipinski
- Schütte
- Lagerleiter Hansen
- Hauptmann Junker
- Roger Kuckelsberg
- Schneider
- Sichner
- Gerda
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Production design
Set design
Prop master
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Sound design
Sound
Foley artist
Audio mixing
Sound effects
Casting
Music
Cast
- Willi Herold
- Freytag
- Kipinski
- Schütte
- Lagerleiter Hansen
- Hauptmann Junker
- Roger Kuckelsberg
- Schneider
- Sichner
- Gerda
- Deserteur
- Wirt
- Bauer Görner
- Irmgard Pieper
- Brockhoff
- Anni
- Bäuerin
Production company
Producer
Co-Producer
Unit production manager
Location manager
Original distributor
Shoot
- 10.02.2017 - 12.04.2017: Görlitz, Breslau und Umgebung
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 19.12.2017, 173179, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (CA): 07.09.2017, Toronto;
Erstaufführung (DE): 22.01.2018, Saarbrücken, Max Ophüls Preis;
Kinostart (DE): 15.03.2018
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Der Hauptmann
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 19.12.2017, 173179, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (CA): 07.09.2017, Toronto;
Erstaufführung (DE): 22.01.2018, Saarbrücken, Max Ophüls Preis;
Kinostart (DE): 15.03.2018
Awards
- Bester Nachwuchsdarsteller
- Bestes Sounddesign
- Stanley Kubrick Award for Bold Filmmaking
- Lola, Beste Tongestaltung
- Bester Film
- Prädikat: besonders wertvoll
- Jurypreis, Beste Kamera