---
title: 'The Captain (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kurt Hoffmann'
released: '1971-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-captain-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067292/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Captain (1971)

1971 · 93 min · Comedy · Germany

Original title: Der Kapitän

## Synopsis

The Captain 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kurt Hoffmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-hoffmann)
- **Screenplay:** [Franz Seitz Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-seitz-jr)
- **Producer:** [Franz Seitz Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-seitz-jr)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Last](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-last)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ernst Wild](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-wild)

## Cast

- [Heinz Rühmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-ruhmann)
- [Hans Korte](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-korte)
- [Ruedi Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruedi-walter)
- [Teri Tordai](https://cinepixo.com/people/teri-tordai)
- [Joseph Offenbach](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-offenbach)
- [Horst Tappert](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-tappert)
- [Johanna Matz](https://cinepixo.com/people/johanna-matz)
- [Irina von Bentheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/irina-von-bentheim)
- [Jane Hempel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-hempel)
- [Margrit Rainer](https://cinepixo.com/people/margrit-rainer)
- [Horst Janson](https://cinepixo.com/people/horst-janson)
- [Monika Lundi](https://cinepixo.com/people/monika-lundi)
- [Günter Pfitzmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunter-pfitzmann)
- [Ernst Stankovski](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-stankovski)
- [Carl Lange](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-lange)

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