Das Boot
Das Boot

Das Boot

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

8.1(2,340 votes)
1981
2h 30m
Drama
History
War

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.

Production

Radiant Film GmbH, Süddeutscher Rundfunk, Bavaria Film, WDR, SWR Fernsehen

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

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