About this release
Das Boot (1981) is a gripping World War II submarine drama that captures the claustrophobic tension of German U-boat crewmen. With masterful realism, it explores survival, fear, and futility inside the steel coffin of war, becoming one of the most acclaimed war films in cinema history. Från IMDB: A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.
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Disc 1
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Das Boot (1981)
150 min
ComedyWarAnimationHistoryFamilyDrama
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.
Credits
Director
Wolfgang Petersen
Writer
Wolfgang Petersen
Dean Riesner
Cast
Jürgen Prochnowas Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
Herbert Grönemeyeras Lieutenant Werner
Klaus Wennemannas Chief Engineer
Hubertus Bengschas First Watch Officer
Martin Semmelroggeas Second Watch Officer
Bernd Tauberas Kriechbaum
Erwin Lederas Johann 'Das Gespenst'
Martin Mayas Ullmann
Heinz Hoenigas Hinrich
Uwe Ochsenknechtas Chief Bosun
Cinematographer
Jost Vacano
Composer
Klaus Doldinger
Editor
Hannes Nikel
Producer
Günter Rohrbach
Michael Bittins
Ortwin Freyermuth
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 3, 2026