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81% Critic Match
Das Boot
“On land they dreamed of being heroes. Beneath the sea they pray to be survivors.”
8.1 / 10• 1981• 2h 30m•R• German
DramaHistoryWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jürgen Prochnow
Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wolfgang Petersen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Das Boot is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
