Das Boot 

A World War II German U-Boat crew have a terrifying patrol mission in the early days of the war.

Stars:

Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann

Top Rated TV #36 | 3 wins.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jürgen Prochnow	...	Der Alte 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Herbert Grönemeyer	...	Leutnant Werner 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Klaus Wennemann	...	Leitender Ingenieur (LI) 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Hubertus Bengsch	...	Erster Wachoffizier (I WO) 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Martin Semmelrogge	...	Zweiter Wachoffizier (II WO) 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Bernd Tauber	...	Obersteuermann 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Erwin Leder	...	Johann, das Gespenst 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Martin May	...	Ullmann 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Heinz Hoenig	...	Hinrich 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Uwe Ochsenknecht	...	Bootsmann 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Claude-Oliver Rudolph	...	Ario 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Jan Fedder	...	Pilgrim 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Ralf Richter	...	Frenssen 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Joachim Bernhard	...	Bibelforscher 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Oliver Stritzel	...	Schwalle 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Konrad Becker	...	Bockstiegel 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Lutz Schnell	...	Dufte 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Martin Hemme	...	Brueckenwilli 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Wilhelm Pietsch	...	Franz 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Helmut Neumeier	...	Schmutt 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Dirk Salomon	...	Markus 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Jean-Claude Hoffmann	...	Benjamin 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Arno Kral	...	Hagen 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Maryline Moulard	...	Françoise 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Rita Cadillac	...	Monique 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Otto Sander	...	Thomsen 3 episodes, 1985-1987
Günter Lamprecht	...	Kapitän 'Weser' 3 episodes, 1985-1987

Storyline

"The Boat" is the story of the crew of one of the hundreds of U-boats deployed by the Germans in World War II. Subject to countless hours of claustrophobic confinement and unending assault by enemy ships, the crew struggles for survival.

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Plot Keywords:

u boat | world war two | wet | nazi soldier | naval uniform | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller | War

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

West Germany France UK Italy

Language:

German

Release Date:

24 February 1985 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

The Boat

Filming Locations:

Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bavaria Film, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min (6 episodes) 293 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The cast was deliberately kept indoors continually during the shooting period in order to look as pale as a real submarine crew would on a mission at sea.

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Connections

Referenced in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

User Reviews

My absolute favorite

I taped the original Swedish airing of "Das Boot" in the late 80's,and thought it was amazing. Now I own the DVD,and I still think it's amazing! Fortunate enough, this film lack the big special effects,which makes it stand excellent against time.

I prefer the mini over the feature movie. The slower pace and the closeness to the characters really gets to me. Over the years I must have seen this film more than 50 times,and it's still great! The casting is excellent and so is the directing. Wolfgang Petersen have done really well with a great novel. He captures the boredom and the fear in war in a superb way.

Perhaps the labeling of this film as a "war movie", has scared off many viewers from a great piece of art. Both those who dislike war movies and those who like war action.