Das Boot  | |
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| German Title | Das Boot |
| Year | 1981 |
| Length | 149 min |
| Genre | Kriegsfilm |
| Director | Wolfgang Petersen |
| Author | Wolfgang Petersen (Drehbuch), Lothar G. Buchheim (Roman) |
| Cast | Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch |
| Plot (German) | 1941: Die deutsche U-Boot-Waffe fügt den alliierten Seestreitkräften und der Handelsmarine schwere Verluste zu. Aus dem Schutz der bombensicheren Bunker an der französischen Atlantikküste sticht U-96 in See, unter dem Kommando des erfahrenen Kapitänleutnant (Jürgen Prochnow), genannt ·Der Alte·... |
| Plot (English) | It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so-called ·Battle of the Atlantic· to harass and destroy British shipping. With better escorts of the Destroyer Class, however, German U-Boats have begun to take heavy losses. ·Das Boot· is the story of one such U-Boat crew, with the film examining how these submariners maintained their professionalism as soldiers and attempted to accomplish impossible missions, all the while attempting to understand and obey the ideology of the government under which they served. |
| Origin | Deutschland |
| Awards | Nominiert für 6 Oscars. Außerdem weitere 13 Auszeichnungen & 5 Nominierungen. |
| IMDb Rating | 8,4  |
