Das Boot (1985)

Das Boot (1985)

When the hunters become the hunted.

First Air Date:1985, February 24
Last Air Date:1985, March 31
Status:Ended
Seasons:1
Episodes:6
Episode Runtime:52 min
Created by:Wolfgang Petersen
Countries:Germany
Production:Bavaria Film, ARD
Cast:Erwin Leder, Martin Semmelrogge, Jürgen Prochnow, Claude-Oliver Rudolph, Otto Sander, Oliver Stritzel, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Bernd Tauber, Martin May, Heinz Hoenig

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.