Film

Das Boot

1981 · 2h 30m · Drama · History · War

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

IMDb

8.4

Rotten Tomatoes

98%

Metacritic

85

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.

Jürgen Prochnow

Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

Herbert Grönemeyer

Lieutenant Werner

Klaus Wennemann

Chief Engineer

Hubertus Bengsch

First Watch Officer

Martin Semmelrogge

Second Watch Officer

Bernd Tauber

Kriechbaum

Erwin Leder

Johann 'Das Gespenst'

Martin May

Ullmann

Heinz Hoenig

Hinrich

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Chief Bosun

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Ario

Jan Fedder

Pilgrim

Rita Cadillac

Monique

Ralf Richter

Frenssen

Joachim Bernhard

Preacher

Oliver Stritzel

Schwalle

• Wolfgang PetersenDirector · Screenplay
• Dean RiesnerScreenplay
• Lothar-Günther BuchheimNovel
• Günter RohrbachProducer
• Michael BittinsProducer
• Ortwin FreyermuthProducer
• Mark Damon JohnsonExecutive Producer
• John W. HydeExecutive Producer
• Edward R. PressmanExecutive Producer
• Jost VacanoDirector of Photography

Das Boot (director's Cut) (Subtitles)- TrailerDas Boot (1981) REMASTERED TRAILER [HD]

Release date

September 17, 1981

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

2h 30m

Rated

R

Budget

$14,000,000

Revenue

$85,000,000

Genres

Drama, History, War

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