Das Boot

Based On the book by Lothar-Günther Buchheim

Das Boot (German pronunciation: [das ˈboːt]; lit. 'The Boat') is a 1981 West German war film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer and Klaus Wennemann. An adaptation of Lothar-Günther Buchheim's 1973 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, the film is set during World War II and follows the German submarine U-96 and her crew, as they set out on a hazardous patrol in the Battle of the Atlantic. It depicts both the excitement of battle and the tedium of the fruitless hunt, and shows the men serving aboard U-boats as ordinary individuals with a desire to do their best for their comrades and their country. Development began in 1979.

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Release date:

September 17, 1981

Director:

Wolfgang Petersen

Cast:

Jürgen Prochnow, Klaus Wennemann, Herbert Grönemeyer, Hubertus Bengsch, Uwe Ochsenknecht

Genre:

Historical, Drama, War, Submarine

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Year page:

1981 in adaptations