Das Boot 1981
Das Boot
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.
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.
Videos & Photos
All 2 Videos & 27 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
... Lieutenant Werner
... Chief Engineer
... First Watch Officer
... Second Watch Officer
... Kriechbaum
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by Wuchak
_**Life on a German U-boat**_ During WW2, the German submarine U-96 (with Jürgen Prochnow as the captain) leaves the French harbor of La Rochelle for war adventures & misfortunes in the North Atlantic when they’re eventually commissioned to go through the Strait of Gibraltar. The men experience the challenging claustrophobic life of serving on a U-boat with its highs and lows. Who will make it back alive? “Das Boot” (1981) is a well done accounting of what it was like to live on a U-boat in WW2 – the claustrophobic living conditions, boredom, filth, sheer terror and… no women. One great scene is when the submarine surfaces after torpedoing a couple ships in a British convoy; it’s like hell came to Earth. The flick focuses on the Germans in the restricted spaces of the U-boat and it’s amazing that a compelling film can be made from that limited dramatic angle. While this is a war picture, it doesn’t glorify war. It’s “anti-war” simply by showing the way it was for sub-mariners. The film runs 2 hours, 29 minutes, and was shot in North Sea near Heligoland; the Atlantic Ocean; La Rochelle, France; and Bavaria, Germany. GRADE: B
Release Date:
Sep 17, 1981 (Germany)
Run Time:
2hr 30`
MMPA Rating:
R
Original Language:
German
Production Countries:
Germany
Status:
Released
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_**Life on a German U-boat**_ During WW2, the German submarine U-96 (with Jürgen Prochnow as the captain) leaves the French harbor of La Rochelle for war adventures & misfortunes in the North Atlantic when they’re eventually commissioned to go through the Strait of Gibraltar. The men experience the challenging claustrophobic life of serving on a U-boat with its highs and lows. Who will make it back alive? “Das Boot” (1981) is a well done accounting of what it was like to live on a U-boat in WW2 – the claustrophobic living conditions, boredom, filth, sheer terror and… no women. One great scene is when the submarine surfaces after torpedoing a couple ships in a British convoy; it’s like hell came to Earth. The flick focuses on the Germans in the restricted spaces of the U-boat and it’s amazing that a compelling film can be made from that limited dramatic angle. While this is a war picture, it doesn’t glorify war. It’s “anti-war” simply by showing the way it was for sub-mariners. The film runs 2 hours, 29 minutes, and was shot in North Sea near Heligoland; the Atlantic Ocean; La Rochelle, France; and Bavaria, Germany. GRADE: B
Cast & Crew of
Das Boot
Directors & Credit Writers
Cast
... Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
... Lieutenant Werner
... Chief Engineer
... First Watch Officer
... Second Watch Officer
... Kriechbaum
... Johann 'Das Gespenst'
... Ullmann
... Hinrich
... Chief Bosun
... Ario
... Pilgrim
... Monique
... Frenssen
... Preacher
... Schwalle
... Bockstiegel
... Dufte
MH
Martin Hemme... Brückenwilli
... Phillip Thomsen
Produced By
... Production Secretary
... Producer
... Production Manager