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Das Boot

Das Boot
★ 8.1/10•1981•2h 30m•R•Drama•History•War

On land they dreamed of being heroes. Beneath the sea they pray to be survivors.

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.

Dean Riesner · Screenplay

Wolfgang Petersen · Screenplay

Wolfgang Petersen · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 30m
LanguageDE
Release DateSep 17, 1981
Budget$14,000,000
Revenue$85,000,000

Actors

Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow

Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

Herbert Grönemeyer

Herbert Grönemeyer

Lieutenant Werner

Klaus Wennemann

Klaus Wennemann

Chief Engineer

Hubertus Bengsch

Hubertus Bengsch

First Watch Officer

Martin Semmelrogge

Martin Semmelrogge

Second Watch Officer

Bernd Tauber

Bernd Tauber

Kriechbaum

Erwin Leder

Erwin Leder

Johann 'Das Gespenst'

Martin May

Martin May

Ullmann

Heinz Hoenig

Heinz Hoenig

Hinrich

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Chief Bosun

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Ario

Jan Fedder

Jan Fedder

Pilgrim

Rita Cadillac

Rita Cadillac

Monique

Ralf Richter

Ralf Richter

Frenssen

Joachim Bernhard

Preacher

Oliver Stritzel

Oliver Stritzel

Schwalle

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