Movie
Das Boot
1981R2h 30m8.1 / 10
On land they dreamed of being heroes. Beneath the sea they pray to be survivors.
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
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Synopsis
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
Cast, crew and production details
About Das Boot
Cast
Jürgen ProchnowCaptain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
Herbert GrönemeyerLieutenant Werner
Klaus WennemannChief Engineer
Hubertus BengschFirst Watch Officer
Martin SemmelroggeSecond Watch Officer
Bernd TauberKriechbaum
Erwin LederJohann 'Das Gespenst'
Martin MayUllmannCredits
- Directed by
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Written by
- Wolfgang Petersen, Dean Riesner, Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Budget
- $14M
- Box office
- $85M
Production
- Radiant FilmGermany
Bavaria FilmGermany
Themes
atlantic oceanbased on novel or bookbattle of the atlanticconfined spacesconvoydestroyerdrinkingdutygerman u-boat fleetgibraltarnaval battlenaval warfaresailorsubmarine
