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Das Boot
Das Boot

Das Boot

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

Genres

DramaHistoryWar

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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.

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Budget

$14000000

Revenue

$85000000

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

150 mins

Rating

8.083/10

Release Date

17 September 1981

Country

Germany

Cast

Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow

Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

Herbert Grönemeyer

Herbert Grönemeyer

Lieutenant Werner

Klaus Wennemann

Klaus Wennemann

Chief Engineer

Hubertus Bengsch

Hubertus Bengsch

First Watch Officer

Martin Semmelrogge

Martin Semmelrogge

Second Watch Officer

Bernd Tauber

Bernd Tauber

Kriechbaum

Erwin Leder

Erwin Leder

Johann 'Das Gespenst'

Martin May

Martin May

Ullmann

Heinz Hoenig

Heinz Hoenig

Hinrich

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Chief Bosun

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Ario

Jan Fedder

Jan Fedder

Pilgrim

Rita Cadillac

Rita Cadillac

Monique

Ralf Richter

Ralf Richter

Frenssen

Joachim Bernhard

Joachim Bernhard

Preacher

Oliver Stritzel

Oliver Stritzel

Schwalle

Konrad Becker

Konrad Becker

Bockstiegel

Lutz Schnell

Lutz Schnell

Dufte

Martin Hemme

Martin Hemme

Brückenwilli

Otto Sander

Otto Sander

Phillip Thomsen

Günter Lamprecht

Günter Lamprecht

Weser Captain

Thomas Boxhammer

Thomas Boxhammer

Roger Barth

Roger Barth

Günther Franke

Günther Franke

Weser First Officer

Christian Bendomir

Christian Bendomir

Norbert Gronwald

Norbert Gronwald

Albert Kraml

Albert Kraml

Jean-Claude Hoffmann

Jean-Claude Hoffmann

Benjamin

Peter Pathenis

Peter Pathenis

Arno Kral

Arno Kral

Hagen

Christian Seipolt

Christian Seipolt

Helmut Neumeier

Helmut Neumeier

Schmutt

Ferdinand Schaal

Ferdinand Schaal

Wilhelm Pietsch

Wilhelm Pietsch

Franz

Rolf Weber

Rolf Weber

Dirk Salomon

Dirk Salomon

Markus

Lothar Zajicek

Lothar Zajicek

Sky du Mont

Sky du Mont

Weser Officer (uncredited)

Ulrich Günther

Ulrich Günther

Merkel (uncredited)

Edwige Pierre

Edwige Pierre

Nadine (uncredited)

Maryline Moulard

Maryline Moulard

Françoise (uncredited)

Günter Spörrle

Günter Spörrle

Seewald (uncredited)

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