Das Boot
1985 · TMDB 8.6
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat captain (Jurgen Prochnow) and his inexperienced crew as they patrol the Atlantic and Mediterranean in search of Allied vessels, taking turns as hunter and prey.
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Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat captain (Jurgen Prochnow) and his inexperienced crew as they patrol the Atlantic and Mediterranean in search of Allied vessels, taking turns as hunter and prey.
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- Runtime
- 52 min
- Released
- 1985-02-24
- Studio
- Bavaria Film
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- TMDB score
- 8.6
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Key contributors
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Wolfgang Petersen
Director
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Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Writer
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Dean Riesner
Writer
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Jürgen Prochnow
Der Alte
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Herbert Grönemeyer
Leutnant Werner
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Klaus Wennemann
Leitender Ingenieur
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Hubertus Bengsch
Erster Wachoffizier
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Martin Semmelrogge
Zweiter Wachoffizier
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Bernd Tauber
Obersteuermann
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Erwin Leder
Obermaschinist Johann
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Martin May
Fähnrich Ullmann