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Das Boot

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

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R 1982 · 2h 30m
Drama, History, War
Starring Jürgen Prochnow · Herbert Grönemeyer · Klaus Wennemann
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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.

Theatrical
Feb 10, 1982
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 9, 1997
Box Office
$85.0M
Budget
$14.0M
Return
6.1x
Theaters
277
Director
Wolfgang Petersen
Writers
Wolfgang Petersen, Dean Riesner
Producers
Günter Rohrbach, Michael Bittins, Ortwin Freyermuth
Music
Klaus Doldinger
Studio
Radiant Film, Bavaria Film
Original Language
German
Keywords
submarine based on novel or book atlantic ocean gibraltar world war ii duty war correspondent suicide mission drinking sailor convoy destroyer naval warfare naval battle battle of the atlantic
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Cast

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J
Jürgen Prochnow
Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
H
Herbert Grönemeyer
Leutnant Werner
K
Klaus Wennemann
Chef Ingenieur
H
Hubertus Bengsch
First Watch Officer
M
Martin Semmelrogge
Second Watch Officer
B
Bernd Tauber
Kriechbaum
E
Erwin Leder
Johann 'Das Gespenst'
M
Martin May
Ullmann
H
Heinz Hoenig
Hinrich
U
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Chief Bosun
C
Claude-Oliver Rudolph
Ario
J
Jan Fedder
Pilgrim
R
Rita Cadillac
Monique
R
Ralf Richter
Frenssen
J
Joachim Bernhard
Preacher
O
Oliver Stritzel
Schwalle
K
Konrad Becker
Bockstiegel
L
Lutz Schnell
Dufte
O
Otto Sander
Phillip Thomsen
G
Günter Lamprecht
Weser Captain
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Despair in the Face of Adversity
Lt. Werner Captain?
Captain I'm sorry.
Lt. Werner You think it's hopeless now?
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Consequences of Disobedience in Combat
Johann Captain, I wish to apologize.
Captain You can't just apologize, Johann. You left your battle station at a critical moment. Also, you disobeyed my command.
Johann Will I be court-martialed?
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