Das Boot (1981)

Movie Details

Original Title Das Boot

Original Language DE

Budget $14,000,000

Revenue $85,000,000

Status Released

Popularity 3.4

Cast

Jürgen Prochnow

Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

Popularity: 1.1

Herbert Grönemeyer

Lieutenant Werner

Popularity: 0.4

Klaus Wennemann

Chief Engineer

Popularity: 6.6

Hubertus Bengsch

First Watch Officer

Popularity: 0.6

Martin Semmelrogge

Second Watch Officer

Popularity: 0.4

Bernd Tauber

Kriechbaum

Popularity: 1.7

Erwin Leder

Johann 'Das Gespenst'

Popularity: 0.3

Martin May

Ullmann

Popularity: 0.3

Heinz Hoenig

Hinrich

Popularity: 2.3

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Chief Bosun

Popularity: 0.5

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Ario

Popularity: 0.4

Jan Fedder

Pilgrim

Popularity: 1.3

Key Crew

Producer Günter Rohrbach, Michael Bittins, Ortwin Freyermuth

Director Wolfgang Petersen

Screenplay Wolfgang Petersen, Dean Riesner

Executive Producer Mark Damon Johnson, John W. Hyde, Edward R. Pressman

Editor Hannes Nikel

Production

Radiant Film GmbH

Süddeutscher Rundfunk

Bavaria Film

Twin Bros. Productions

Columbia Pictures

WDR

Videos & Trailers

Das Boot (1981) REMASTERED TRAILER [HD]

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Das Boot (director's Cut) (Subtitles)- Trailer

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Keywords

based on novel or book submarine war correspondent atlantic ocean gibraltar world war ii duty suicide mission drinking sailor convoy destroyer naval warfare naval battle battle of the atlantic german u-boat fleet confined spaces

Reviews from TMDB

Wuchak 7/10

Sep 17, 2020

_**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 experienc ... Read more

janeyee 10/10

Dec 25, 2023

"Das Boot" stands out as a masterful epic of war cinema, not just for its thrilling combat sequences but for its in-depth look at the human element of warfare. Wolfgang Petersen's direction brings to life the claustrophobic world of a German U-boat, filled with men who are far more than the enemy ca ... Read more

CinemaSerf 8/10

Oct 25, 2024

In many ways, this reminded me of "Aces High" (1976). An example of young, barely pubescent, men sent to a war that would test their mettle to the extreme as they lived each day, perilously, as it came. This time, these young men are encased in a few hundred tons of creaking metal submarine and are ... Read more