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The Captain and His Hero (1955)
87 min | Comedy, Drama

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The Captain and His Hero (1955)

87 min | Comedy, Drama

A post WWII German satire of the stupidity of a military culture so often associated with that country: An intellectual, civilian type totally unsuited for the army mentality somehow lands up playing the role, to the hilt, of a hero.

Director

Max Nosseck

Writers

Heinz Pauck (screenplay) (as Karl-Wilhelm Vivier) | Claus Hubalek (play and novella "Das Glasauge") (as Claus Hubaleck)

Producer

Artur Brauner

Composer

Martin Böttcher

Cinematographers

Georg Bruckbauer | Karl Löb (as Karl Loeb)

Editor

Annemarie Rokoss

Production Designer

Hans Luigi

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Updated Jul 8, 1955

Release date

Jul 8, 1955 (West Germany)

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Ernst Schröder Hauptmann Eisenhecker Hauptmann Eisenhecker See fewer	Stresemann (1957)
Jo Herbst Paul Kellermann / Franz Kellermann Paul Kellermann / Franz Kellermann See fewer	Teenage Wolfpack (1956)
Fita Benkhoff Frau Kellermann Frau Kellermann See fewer	The Beggar Student (1956)
Ilse Steppat Yvonne Yvonne See fewer	On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Ingeborg Schöner Ilse Ilse See fewer	It Happened in Rome (1957)
Fritz Wagner Hauptmann Peppmöller Hauptmann Peppmöller See fewer	Freies Land (1946)
Bruno Fritz Hauptfeldwebel Krenke Hauptfeldwebel Krenke See fewer	Escape from East Berlin (1962)
Günter Pfitzmann Hauptmann Roeder (as Günther Pfitzmann) Hauptmann Roeder (as Günther Pfitzmann) See fewer	Praxis Bülowbogen (1987)
Wolfgang Müller Schreiber Kunze Schreiber Kunze See fewer	Schwarzwälder Kirsch (1958)
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur General General See fewer	M (1931)
Clemens Hasse Unteroffizier Nebelzahn Unteroffizier Nebelzahn See fewer	Träumerei (1944)
Wolfgang Gruner Rekrut Ladiges Rekrut Ladiges See fewer	Hurrah, the School Is Burning (1969)
Else Reval Actress Actress See fewer	Er und sein Diener (1931)
Joseph Noerden Actor (as Josef Nörten) Actor (as Josef Nörten) See fewer	Corinna Schmidt (1951)
Ralf Wolter Ängstlicher Rekrut (as Ralph Wolter) Ängstlicher Rekrut (as Ralph Wolter) See fewer	Cabaret (1972)
Rolf Möbius Actor (as Rolf Moebius) Actor (as Rolf Moebius) See fewer	Fanny Elssler (1937)
Heinz Giese Rekrutierungsoffizier Rekrutierungsoffizier See fewer	Ein Sommernachtstraum (1958)
Wolfgang Völz Oberleutnant Oberleutnant See fewer	Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)
Curt Ackermann General (voice) (uncredited) General (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Der verzauberte Tag (1944)
Werner Peters Hauptmann Roeder (voice) (uncredited) Hauptmann Roeder (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Heinz Petruo Stabsarzt bei Musterung (uncredited) Stabsarzt bei Musterung (uncredited) See fewer	Tausend Melodien (1956)
Friedrich Schütter Soldat (uncredited) Soldat (uncredited) See fewer	Das Erbe der Guldenburgs (1987)