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 #34 | 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 Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003)

User Reviews

Opening up the claustriphobia

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