The Captain

Directed by Kurt Hoffmann
1971    1h 33mComedy, Drama
5.12.0
Captain Ebbs is an older, experienced seaman who has, however, only sailed on freighters. While his current old barge, the Martin Luther, has to go into the shipyard for an overhaul, the shipping company gives him command of the elegant cruise ship Julia to temporarily replace a colleague who has fallen ill. The rough Ebbs finds his way into his new job only with difficulty and initially puts his foot in his social mouth.

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  • Heinz RühmannKapitän Wilhelm Ebbs
  • Johanna MatzDr. Claudia Lund
  • Horst TappertKonsul Carstens
  • Ernst Stankovski1. Offizier Meier-Pollex
  • Horst Janson2. Offizier Jörg Neher
  • Monika LundiAnette Breitenbach
  • Hans KorteZahlmeister Herbert Prittel
  • Joseph OffenbachSteward Otto Krümel
  • Günter PfitzmannChefingenieur Oldenburg
  • Ruedi WalterFriedrich Haas
  • Margrit RainerFrau Haas
  • Carl LangeReeder Victor Anderson
  • Jane HempelEvelyn Moll
  • Irina von BentheimPatricia
  • Teri TordaiIlona Porter
  • Kurt HoffmannDirector
  • Franz Seitz JuniorScreenplay / Producer
  • Ernst WildDirector Of Photography
  • Ingrid BichlerEditor
  • James LastMusic

The Captain Trivia

The Captain was released on October 28, 1971.

The Captain was directed by Kurt Hoffmann.

The Captain has a runtime of 1h 33m.

The Captain was produced by Franz Seitz Junior.

Captain Ebbs is an older, experienced seaman who has, however, only sailed on freighters. While his current old barge, the Martin Luther, has to go into the shipyard for an overhaul, the shipping company gives him command of the elegant cruise ship Julia to temporarily replace a colleague who has fallen ill. The rough Ebbs finds his way into his new job only with difficulty and initially puts his foot in his social mouth.

The key characters in The Captain are Kapitän Wilhelm Ebbs (Heinz Rühmann), Dr. Claudia Lund (Johanna Matz), Konsul Carstens (Horst Tappert).

The Captain is a Comedy, Drama film.

The Captain has an audience rating of 5.1 out of 10.

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