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Der Hauptmann (2017)
director of photography:
Florian Ballhaus
cast:
Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel, Frederick Lau, Alexander Fehling, Britta Hammelstein, Waldemar Kobus, Sebastian Rudolph, Marko Dyrlich
rating:
R
director:
Robert Schwentke
running time:
118 min.
synopsis
Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of 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.
Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of 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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