Das Boot Movie Review 1981

Superb detailing of life in a German U-boat during WWII. Intense, claustrophobic atmosphere complemented by nail-biting action provides a realistic portrait of the stressful conditions that were endured on these submarines. Excellent performances, especially from Prochnow. In German with subtitles. From the novel by Lothar-Guenther Buccheim. Originally a six-hour special made for German TV.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 210 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War II, Survival, Big Battles, Sail Away, Submarines, Sea Disasters, Military: Foreign, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Wolfgang Petersen

Cast

Juergen Prochnow, Herbert Gronemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Martin Semmelrogge, Bernd Tauber, Erwin Leder, Martin May, Heinz Honig, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Claude-Oliver Rudolph, Jan Fedder, Ralph Richer, Joachim Bernhard, Oliver Stritzel, Konrad Becker, Lutz Schnell, Martin Hemme, Rita Cadillac

Cinematography

Jost Vacano

Director

Wolfgang Petersen

Music

Klaus Doldinger

Producer

Bavaria Atelier Gmbh, Gunter Rohrback