Movie

Der Hauptmann von Muffrika

In April 1945, the German soldier Willi Herold is separated from his group. He finds a decorated captain's uniform in an abandoned car and decides to use it. Using the authority of this captain persona, he gathers a group of soldiers around him in the Emsland region near Papenburg and the border with the northern Netherlands, where he commits a range of war atrocities.

Screenplay

Paul Meyer

Screenplay

Rudolf Kersting

Director

Paul Meyer

Director

Rudolf Kersting

Status

Released

Release date

01/04/1996

Original language

German