Das Boot Movie (1981)
The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror.
It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so-called "Battle of the Atlantic" to harass and destroy British shipping. With better escorts of the Destroyer Class, however, German U-Boats have begun to take heavy losses. "Das Boot" is the story of one such U-Boat crew, with the film examining how these submariners maintained their professionalism as soldiers and attempted to accomplish impossible missions, all the while attempting to understand and obey the ideology of the government under which they served.
It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so-called "Battle of the Atlantic" to harass and destroy British shipping. With better escorts of the Destroyer Class, however, German U-Boats have begun to take heavy losses. "Das Boot" is the story of one such U-Boat crew, with the film examining how these submariners maintained their professionalism as soldiers and attempted to accomplish impossible missions, all the while attempting to understand and obey the ideology of the government under which they served.
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It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so-called "Battle of the Atlantic" to harass and destroy British shipping. With better escorts of the Destroyer Class, however, German U-Boats have begun to take heavy losses. "Das Boot" is the story of one such U-Boat crew, with the film examining how these submariners maintained their professionalism as soldiers and attempted to accomplish impossible missions, all the while attempting to understand and obey the ideology of the government under which they served.Details
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 2:29 hours
- Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Wolfgang Petersen
- Writer: Wolfgang Petersen (screenplay), Lothar G. Buchheim (novel)
- Actors: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch
- Language: German, English, French
- Country: West Germany
- Awards: Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 5 nominations
- Production Company: Columbia Pictures
- ASIN: B0001XAOLQ
- Year Released: 1981
- Release Date: Feb 9, 1982
- DVD Date: Dec 9, 1997
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