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.

"Wolfgang Petersen’s direction is an exercise in pure craftsmanship."

- ROGER EBERT, Chicago Sun Times

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Screenplay: Wolfgang Petersen

Cast: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer

Producers: Günter Rohrbach, Ortwin Freyermuth

Executive Producers: Edward R. Pressman, John W. Hyde, Mark Damon

Distributor: Columbia/Triumph

TRIVIA

Three scale models were built for special effects work. Source: Imdb

The cast was deliberately kept indoors during shooting in order to look as pale as a real submarine crew would on a mission at sea. Source: Imdb

The human figures on the 35-foot model were modified Ken dolls. Source: Imdb

IMDb: Das Boot

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