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Das Boot (1981)

Genres
Drama, History, War
Runtime
2h 30m
Language
German
Release
81-09-17

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Tagline

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

Plot

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.

Cast
Jürgen Prochnow
Jürgen Prochnow Poster Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
Herbert Grönemeyer
Herbert Grönemeyer Poster Lieutenant Werner
Klaus Wennemann
Klaus Wennemann Poster Chief Engineer
Hubertus Bengsch
Hubertus Bengsch Poster First Watch Officer
Martin Semmelrogge
Martin Semmelrogge Poster Second Watch Officer
Bernd Tauber
Bernd Tauber Poster Kriechbaum
Erwin Leder
Erwin Leder Poster Johann 'Das Gespenst'
Martin May
Martin May Poster Ullmann
Heinz Hoenig
Heinz Hoenig Poster Hinrich
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Uwe Ochsenknecht Poster Chief Bosun
Claude-Oliver Rudolph
Claude-Oliver Rudolph Poster Ario
Jan Fedder
Jan Fedder Poster Pilgrim
Rita Cadillac
Rita Cadillac Poster Monique
Ralf Richter
Ralf Richter Poster Frenssen
Joachim Bernhard
Joachim Bernhard Poster Preacher
Oliver Stritzel
Oliver Stritzel Poster Schwalle
Konrad Becker
Konrad Becker Poster Bockstiegel
Lutz Schnell
Lutz Schnell Poster Dufte
Martin Hemme
Martin Hemme Poster Brückenwilli
Otto Sander
Otto Sander Poster Phillip Thomsen
Günter Lamprecht
Günter Lamprecht Poster Weser Captain
Thomas Boxhammer
Thomas Boxhammer Poster
Roger Barth
Roger Barth Poster
Günther Franke
Günther Franke Poster Weser First Officer
Christian Bendomir
Christian Bendomir Poster
Norbert Gronwald
Norbert Gronwald Poster
Albert Kraml
Albert Kraml Poster
Jean-Claude Hoffmann
Jean-Claude Hoffmann Poster Benjamin
Peter Pathenis
Peter Pathenis Poster
Arno Kral
Arno Kral Poster Hagen
Christian Seipolt
Christian Seipolt Poster
Helmut Neumeier
Helmut Neumeier Poster Schmutt
Ferdinand Schaal
Ferdinand Schaal Poster
Wilhelm Pietsch
Wilhelm Pietsch Poster Franz
Rolf Weber
Rolf Weber Poster
Dirk Salomon
Dirk Salomon Poster Markus
Lothar Zajicek
Lothar Zajicek Poster
Sky du Mont
Sky du Mont Poster Weser Officer (uncredited)
Ulrich Günther
Ulrich Günther Poster Merkel (uncredited)
Edwige Pierre
Edwige Pierre Poster Nadine (uncredited)
Director
Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen Poster
Production countries

Germany