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The Captain

7.220181h 58mMovieWarDramaHistory

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…

DirectorRobert Schwentke
WriterRobert Schwentke
ProducersFrieder Schlaich·Philip Lee

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Cast · Directed by Robert Schwentke

MHMax Hubacher
Max Hubacher
Herold
MPMilan Peschel
Milan Peschel
Freytag
FLFrederick Lau
Frederick Lau
Kipinski
AFAlexander Fehling
Alexander Fehling
Junker
BHBritta Hammelstein
Britta Hammelstein
Gerda
WKWaldemar Kobus
Waldemar Kobus
Hansen
SRSebastian Rudolph
Sebastian Rudolph
Corporal Paul
MDMarko Dyrlich
Marko Dyrlich
Brockhoff
AHAlexander Hörbe
Alexander Hörbe
Schnabel Wirt
SGSascha Alexander Geršak
Sascha Alexander Geršak
Sichner
BDBlerim Destani
Blerim Destani
Dahler-Kaufmann
HBHaymon Maria Buttinger
Haymon Maria Buttinger
Dr. Kremer

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The Captain is streaming on OVID and myfilmfriend in Canada, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

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No, The Captain is not on Netflix in Canada as of October 2026. It's currently on OVID and myfilmfriend.

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