The Captain is a 2017 World War II German-language drama directed by Robert Schwentke (Red, Flightplan). The film is set in 1945 at the end of the Second World War, as Corporal Willi Herold is hunted down by the merciless Captain Junker, who considers him a deserter. But shortly before his expected death, Willi discovers a car at the roadside containing a medal-captained uniform of the Luftwaffe, which he simply brushes over. After donning the new uniform, he quickly slips into the role of a German officer and soon scattered German soldiers begin to follow his orders, no matter how ridiculous. Willi tests his newly-gained power of disposition with tragic results for numerous prisoners of war. The film was loosely based on actual events.
The following weapons were used in the film The Captain:
A Walther PP is aquired by Hauptmann Willi Herold (Max Hubacher) from the left-behind stuff of the Luftwaffe. During the execution of P.o.W.s, he hands it to Roger (Samuel Finzi).
Rifles
Mauser 98 Sporter
Capt. Junker owns a scoped Mauser 98 Sporter rifle as his personal firearm to hunt deserters.
Karabiner 98k
German Feldgendarmerie and regular soldiers including Gefreiter Freytag are armed with Karabiner 98k rifles. Willi Herold is also seen with Freytag's Kar98k and some members of the Volkssturm carry this carbine as well.
Gefreiter Kipinski and various other German soldiers wield MP40s.
MP41
Two Fallschirmjäger of Herold's group are seen with MP41s.
Machine Guns
MG42
An MG42 is briefly seen held by Roger in Herold's Mercedes-Benz G3.
Other
2 cm FlaK 38
Two scattered German soldiers with a 2cm FlaK 38 AA-gun join Herold's group. This FlaK is used to murder several prisoners what actually also happened in reality.