Das Boot

Das Boot (1985)

12Drama, War & Politics52 minutes
86%
User score

When the hunters become the hunted.

Description

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.

Wolfgang Petersen
Screenplay, Director
Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Screenplay
Dean Riesner
Screenplay

Actors

Jürgen Prochnow
Jürgen Prochnow
Der Alte
Herbert Grönemeyer
Herbert Grönemeyer
Leutnant Werner
Klaus Wennemann
Klaus Wennemann
Leitender Ingenieur
Hubertus Bengsch
Hubertus Bengsch
Erster Wachoffizier
Martin Semmelrogge
Martin Semmelrogge
Zweiter Wachoffizier
Bernd Tauber
Bernd Tauber
Obersteuermann
Erwin Leder
Erwin Leder
Obermaschinist Johann
Martin May
Martin May
Fähnrich Ullmann
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Bootsmann Lamprecht
Claude-Oliver Rudolph
Claude-Oliver Rudolph
Dieselheizer Ario
Jan Fedder
Jan Fedder
Bootsmaat Pilgrim
Heinz Hoenig
Heinz Hoenig
Funkmaat Hinrich
Ralf Richter
Ralf Richter
Frenssen
Oliver Stritzel
Oliver Stritzel
Schwalle
Lutz Schnell
Lutz Schnell
Dufte
Otto Sander
Otto Sander
Kapitänleutnant Philipp
Günter Lamprecht
Günter Lamprecht
Kapitän des Versorgungsschiffs "Weser"
Rita Cadillac
Rita Cadillac
Monique
Status

Ended

Network
Das Boot
Type

Miniseries

Original language

German

Keywords
world war ii