Der Kapitän
1971, German. Directed by Kurt Hoffmann.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Kurt HoffmannDirector
- 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
Details
- Released
- 28 October 1971
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Franz Seitz Junior
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Der Kapitän runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Der Kapitän isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 October 1971. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Der Kapitän?
Der Kapitän (1971) was directed by Kurt Hoffmann and stars Heinz Rühmann, Johanna Matz, Horst Tappert.