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Director:
Wolfgang Petersen
Writers:
Lothar G. Buchheim (novel)
Wolfgang Petersen (writer)
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Release Date:
24 February 1985 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Plot:
A World War II German U-Boat crew have a terrifying patrol mission in the latter days of the war. full summary
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Opening up the claustriphobia more

Cast

  (Series Cast overview, first billed only)

Jürgen Prochnow ... Der Alte
Herbert Grönemeyer ... Leutnant Werner
Klaus Wennemann ... Leitender Ingenieur (LI)
Hubertus Bengsch ... Erster Wachoffizier (I WO)
Martin Semmelrogge ... Zweiter Wachoffizier (II WO)
Bernd Tauber ... Obersteuermann
Erwin Leder ... Johann, das Gespenst
Martin May ... Ullmann
Heinz Hoenig ... Hinrich

Uwe Ochsenknecht ... Bootsmann
Claude-Oliver Rudolph ... Ario
Jan Fedder ... Pilgrim
Ralf Richter ... Frenssen
Joachim Bernhard ... Bibelforscher
Oliver Stritzel ... Schwalle
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Le bateau" (France)
"The Boat"
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Runtime:
Germany:50 min (6 episodes) | USA:293 min (DVD)
Language:
German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
West Germany:12
Company:
Bavaria Film more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
There was no "Class VII C" submarine left from World War II, so the crew had to build the whole interior from scratch using original plans from that time. It was mounted on a large pivot to simulate a moving submarine. * U-995 is the only remaining Type VIIC submarine. She has been on public display at Laboe, Germany since 1971. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003) (V) more

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29 out of 29 people found the following comment useful:-
Opening up the claustriphobia, 10 March 2002
Author: chris w gallagher (chriswgallagher@aol.com) from East Northport,N.Y.

As good as "Das Boot" is in it's original theatrical form,and in an director Peterson's extended version in the re-release,the TV version,coming in at close to five hours long shows so much more of the day to day life on the boat.The claustriphobic nature of life on a WWII submarine is opened up for us. It delves far more deeply into the personalities and lives of the crew,both on and off the boat.They become real human beings,and we see how hard their lives are while on patrol.As with "All Quiet on the Western Front",the senselessness of war is brought home when see from the losing side. Highly moving

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