Die deutschen U-Boote haben die Aufgabe, im Atlantik Handelsschiffe zu versenken, die England mit kriegswichtigen Gütern versorgen. Jedoch wird die Schlacht härter, weil diese Schiffe immer effektiver von Zerstörern geschützt werden

Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Writers: Lothar G. Buchheim (novel) Wolfgang Petersen (writer)
Release Date:10 February 1982 (USA)
Genre:Drama | War
Awards: Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations

It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so called "Battle of the Atlantic" to harass and destroy English 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, attempted to accomplish impossible missions, while all the time attempting to understand and obey the ideology of the government under which they served. Written by Anthony Hughes {husnock31@hotmail.com}

A detailed look into the claustrophobic and terrifying world of a German U-boat crew hunting ships from undersea. Gritty, realistic, and peppered with black humour, this is one of the few sympathetic portrayals of the war from the German side to be released in western distribution. Written by Keith Loh {loh@sfu.ca}

Cast:
Jürgen Prochnow ... Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock - Der Alte
Herbert Grönemeyer ... Lt. Werner - Correspondent
Klaus Wennemann ... Chief Engineer Fritz Grade - Der Leitende-Der LI
Hubertus Bengsch ... 1st Lieutenant - Number One-1WO
Martin Semmelrogge ... 2nd Lieutenant - 2WO
Bernd Tauber ... Kriechbaum - Chief Quartermaster-Navigator
Erwin Leder ... Johann
Martin May ... Ullman
Heinz Hoenig ... Hinrich
Uwe Ochsenknecht ... Chief Bosun
Claude-Oliver Rudolph ... Ario
Jan Fedder ... Pilgrim
Ralf Richter ... Frenssen
Joachim Bernhard ... Preacher
Oliver Stritzel ... Schwalle

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