Das Boot

1985· 12· Drama· War-politics

“When the hunters become the hunted.”

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.

1985-02-24

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Key Crew

DirectorWolfgang Petersen

ScreenplayDean Riesner

Director of PhotographyJost Vacano

EditorHannes Nikel

Full cast & crew (18 cast · 10 crew)

Details

First aired1985-02-24

StatusEnded

StudiosBavaria Film · ARD

LanguagesGerman

CountriesGermany

Rating8.6/10 · 161 votes

Original languagede

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