Das Boot (1981)

R09/17/1981Drama, History, War2h 30m
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On land they dreamed of being heroes. Beneath the sea they pray to be survivors.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Jürgen Prochnow

    Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

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    Herbert Grönemeyer

    Lieutenant Werner

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    Klaus Wennemann

    Chief Engineer

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    Hubertus Bengsch

    First Watch Officer

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    Martin Semmelrogge

    Second Watch Officer

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    Bernd Tauber

    Kriechbaum

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    Erwin Leder

    Johann 'Das Gespenst'

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    Martin May

    Ullmann

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    Heinz Hoenig

    Hinrich

_**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 ...