The Captain (1971 film)

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.[1] The captain of an old tramp steamer is offered the chance to take over a luxury cruise ship.

The Captain
Directed byKurt Hoffmann
Written byFranz Seitz
Based onThe Captain's Table
by Richard Gordon
Produced byFranz Seitz
Walter Tjaden
StarringHeinz Rühmann
Johanna Matz
Horst Tappert
CinematographyErnst Wild
Edited byIngrid Bichler
Music byJames Last
Production
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Terra-Filmkunst
Distributed byConstantin Film
Release date
  • 28 October 1971 (1971-10-28)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

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.

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.207

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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