The Captain (1971)

Original title

Der Kapitän

Directed by

Kurt Hoffmann

Genre

comedy film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

6

Rating

4.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A captain of an old tramp steamer is offered a chance to take over a luxury cruise ship. This is a comedy about his transition to a more glamorous job.

lightheartedwhimsicalgentle comedynostalgicbreezyeasygoingold-fashionedmildly amusing

What happens

The Captain (German: Der Kapitän) is a 1971 West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Johanna Matz and Horst Tappert. The captain of an old tramp steamer is offered the chance to take over a luxury cruise ship. The film is based upon the 1954 novel The Captain's Table by Richard Gordon. It is a remake of the British film The Captain's Table (1959). The film's sets were designed by the art directors Isabella Schlichting and Werner Schlichting. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Kiel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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