The Captain

2019 • 119 minuten

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Set in the chaotic final weeks of World War II in Germany, The Captain is based on a shocking true story. As a young soldier fleeing military police after abandoning his post, Willi Herold stumbles onto a Nazi captain’s uniform…and wears it to avoid execution. But while disguised and high on the terrifying charisma of his clothing, he invents a secret mission from the Führer and embarks on a brutal odyssey that will earn him the nickname of "The Executioner of Emsland".

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This surreal war movie has its biggest surprise in that it is a true story -- the story of Willi Herold who impersonated a captain in the Luftwaffe. I don't want to give away any spoilers, so let's just say that its photography is sublime and its direction seamless. It is rich in symbolism, too, but even when overstated its basis in reality only adds to the farce. The acting is impeccable. This is a modern classic and therefore a cinematic joy. Of course, the layers of profundity are its true source of cerebral nourishment and in those we have a study of human evil; but the irony of what the viewer might at first mistake as allegory, again, is true life.

Thanks Google for another falsely advertised B grade movie, trailer and front screenshot in color...movie in black and white...

Terrible film, i unfortunately saw this in a theatre last year. So many holes in the story it was embarrassing.