Das Boot

Movie

1981

2h 30m

German

Drama, History, War

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8.5

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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.

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Das Boot

Movie

1981

2h 30m

German

Drama, History, War

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Cast

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Jürgen Prochnow

Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

Lieutenant Werner

Chief Engineer

First Watch Officer

Second Watch Officer

Kriechbaum

Johann 'Das Gespenst'

Martin May

Ullmann

Heinz Hoenig

Hinrich

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Chief Bosun

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Ario

Pilgrim

Monique

Frenssen

Preacher

Schwalle

Bockstiegel

Dufte

Brückenwilli

Phillip Thomsen

Weser Captain

Weser First Officer

Directed By: Wolfgang Petersen

Written By: Wolfgang Petersen (Screenplay), Dean Riesner (Screenplay), + 1 more

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Idek says...

11 years ago

On all sides of war are just humans...

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TTR29 says...

4 years ago

Closed door with breathtaking and oppressive suspense, of which one of the main qualities and originality is to have given such an important role to the sound. The slightest squeal of sheet metal caused by the pressure of the water, and now we tremble. In addition, the Germans are the heroes here, shown as human beings, victims of events beyond their control, it deserves to be noted. Very good film.

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smallclone says...

5 years ago

Epic in every sense. The sounds and darkness just make it so tense and claustrophobic. And that ending. Jee

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siggi963 says...

4 weeks ago

A handful of men trapped in an underwater metal tube under constant threat of destruction. This movie captures almost perfectly the mood and horror of this scenario. An absolute classic

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simonynwa

8/10 10 years ago

At 210 minutes in length, this Director's Cut of the film is Petersen's best film one of the best war films ever made. The film may run the gamut of submarine thriller conventions that you would expect to see, but Petersen takes a more interesting approach in handling them. The film spends a More

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Wuchak

4 years ago

_**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 More

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