The Captain

The Captain

  • Director: Robert Schwentke
  • Countries of origin: Germany, France, Poland
  • Language: German
  • Release date: July 27, 2018
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, DTS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Bödeln från Emsland
  • "The Captain" is a war drama directed by Robert Schwentke , starring Max Kubacher, Milan Pescher, Frederick Lau , etc. It was released at the Toronto Film Festival on September 7, 2017.
    Based on a true story, the film tells the story of Willie Herold, a nineteen-year-old rank-and-file defenseman who becomes the so-called "Eamesland Executioner" in the last two weeks of World War II   .

    Details

    • Release date July 27, 2018
    • Filming locations Görlitz, Saxony, Germany
    • Production companies Filmgalerie 451, Alfama Films, Opus Film

    Box office

    Budget

    €5,800,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $109,226

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $7,568

    Gross worldwide

    $1,196,669

    Movie reviews

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    • By Gabe 2022-08-03 09:21:57

      The Captain--About the Bestiality of War in Germany

      A few days ago, I said that I wanted to watch a World War II movie because I saw my classmates playing "Call of Duty 2", and I couldn't help but think of "Fury", "Bold in the City", "Rescue Private Ryan", "Minefield," "Full Metal Shell," etc. These works have never disappointed me, as if they are all searching for the last vestiges of humanity's brilliance...

    • By Margot 2022-04-24 07:01:26

      Can you persuade the god of death?

      Two prisoners are standing in the clearing of the concentration camp. In front of them are four other prisoners who are bound together. As long as they are killed, the two prisoners have a chance to survive.

      The first prisoner shot his former cellmate without hesitation, and he persuaded Death to go away. The second prisoner fired a shot and then shot himself, accepting death.

      The former survived like maggots, and the latter followed Death with pride.

      1. to live

      Each...

    • By Geovanni 2022-04-24 07:01:26

      "Fake Captain"

      This is a German film that reflects World War II. It is also a real historical event.

      After the end of World War II, unlike Japan, Germany has been reflecting on what it had done at that time with a repentant attitude, and was deeply exploring the ugly side of human nature. From this film, we can also see a side of German reflection.

      Looking at the title, I thought it was a comedy like Gori's "The Imperial Commissioner", but after reading it, I realized that it was not the case....

    • By Alexis 2022-04-23 07:06:07

      Cruising hungry wolf

      "Fake Captain"

      In 1941, Fromm, a Jewish philosopher who had experienced the perversions of the German Third Reich, published his book "Escape from Freedom". Several chapters expounded from the perspective of human nature why the Nazis so quickly became a state on the land where Schiller, Marx and Schopenhauer was born. dominate

      From the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century, Europeans, under the tide of leftist thought, promoted social change like immortals crossing the sea....

    • By Ellis 2022-04-23 07:06:07

      Nazis are not far away

      Personally, I think this may be the most profound reflection on Nazi militarism in the history of human films so far, and it was made by Germany itself, which is in line with the rationality and rigor of the German nation, but it is such a nation. Become an evil war demon, why does this huge contrast appear? The answer lies in this film based on true events.

      A few months before the surrender of Germany, the deserter Herold escaped the pursuit of the gendarmerie and wandered in the...

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    • By Johann 2023-09-28 07:37:34

      Stunning, a well-known story, I didn’t expect it to be made like this, it was unexpectedly good, I feel that the director should be a perfectionist, too...

    • By Zita 2023-09-26 19:44:48

      A movie that doesn't waste a second from beginning to...

    • By Vito 2023-07-30 11:16:57

      The tidbits at the end of the film are the real...

    • By Kristina 2023-07-25 20:45:45

      The black-and-white technique makes this empire look particularly cold and cruel. A deserter has turned into a demon who does all kinds of evil, showing off his power and being unscrupulous, and under the guise of Hitler, he can ignore everything, but he has won all the support and praise. People no longer question or resist, and they willingly sacrifice their souls for the devil. , in this almost crazy massacre, no one can stand alone, either dance with evil to do evil, or become a lamb to be...

    • By Nico 2023-07-22 02:28:25

      Based on a true story, Herold was only 21 when he was finally executed! In order to achieve his identity as a fake captain, he killed a lot of people's lives by lying at his fingertips. Watching the massacre scenes in the movie, I feel more terrified than the scary scenes of many horror movies. I'm really glad that I didn't live in the war years, otherwise I might die tragically by someone else's gun in minutes. PS: The video of the end credits is also very scary to watch! PPS: The male...

    Movie plot

    On the eve of Germany's defeat, the people and the stragglers were panicked. At this time, a German deserter under the age of 20, Willie Herold, put on the captain's officer uniform he found and transformed himself into Captain Herold. From the moment he felt respected and needed in the captain's uniform, he embraced this new identity and became more and more unable to extricate himself. Herold swindled and recruited a group of...
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    Evaluation action

    The film creates a strong sense of history under the minimalist aesthetic images, which can be called a surprise in European films   . (Review of "Global Screen")
    The film only uses World War II as the background, and the story goes deep into Germany, using a "uniform" as a symbol of power to explore a national character that runs through German society, and then shows the fundamental reason why the Shearer regime can develop in...
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    Movie quotes

    • Willi Herold: My father always said, "If you've done something wrong, then at least admit it."