Das Boot

8.6IMDb Score
Released:1985-02-24
Duration:52 min
Country:Germany
Director:Wolfgang Petersen
Actors:Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Martin Semmelrogge
Production:Bavaria Film, ARD
Keywords:world war ii

Overview:

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.

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