Das Boot

About Das Boot

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.

Wolfgang Petersen's Das Boot is a 1981 history war film. Released in September 1981, it runs 150 minutes.

Its themes are submarine, drinking, sailor, and naval warfare. The story is adapted from a novel.

Jürgen Prochnow takes the lead as Lieutenant 'Der Alte', Herbert Grönemeyer as Leutnant Werner, Klaus Wennemann as Chef Ingenieur, and Hubertus Bengsch as First Watch Officer. The screenplay is by Dean Riesner and Wolfgang Petersen. American members can watch it on fuboTV and Howdy Amazon Channel.

Greyhound, In Which We Serve, and The Cruel Sea make useful companions to Das Boot, all filed under atlantic ocean and convoy. TMDB voters put it at 8.1 out of 10 across 2,690 votes and it carries a R rating.