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Das Boot (1981)

Das Boot (1981)

Drama History War

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

Release Date: 1981, September 17
Directors: Wolfgang Petersen
Countries: Germany
Production: Radiant Film, Bavaria Film
Cast: Erwin Leder, Martin Semmelrogge, Jürgen Prochnow, Sky du Mont, Claude-Oliver Rudolph, Otto Sander, Oliver Stritzel, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Bernd Tauber, Martin May

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book world war ii submarine naval warfare convoy atlantic ocean duty naval battle war correspondent drinking german u-boat fleet suicide mission gibraltar sailor destroyer battle of the atlantic confined spaces