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Das Boot (1981) 8.4
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Metascore: 86/100
Reviews: 381 user | 144 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror. Director:Wolfgang Petersen |
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Cast
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Kriechbaum - Chief Quartermaster-Navigator
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Johann
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Ullman
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Heinz Hoenig | ... |
Hinrich
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Frenssen
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
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, 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>
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Hitler sent out 40,000 men aboard German U-Boats during World War 2. Less than 10,000 returned. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for some war violence and brief language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
West GermanyRelease Date:
10 February 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Boat See more »Box Office
Budget:
$14,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
DEM 245,271 (Germany) (2 January 1998)Gross:
$11,433,134 (USA) (25 April 1997)Company Credits
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Color (Fujicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Lt. Werner: Yeah. First time. It's gonna be exciting.
2nd Lieutenant: Do you have a will?
Lt. Werner: Excuse Me?
2nd Lieutenant: 13 boats down last moth. Sank with men and mice. Exciting, huh?
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Another actor was originally cast as Thomsen, but quit not long after filming began. The shot of Thomsen saying "Hail and victory and sink 'em all!" to the crew of U-96 was re-shot with Otto Sander outside the studio in Munich. See more »Goofs
U-32 is stated to have made contact with an enemy convoy. Following the convoy attack, Kriechbaum reads a report from U-112. U-32, a Type VIIA boat, actually sank in October 1940, a year prior to the events of this film. U-112 was a proposed Type IXB boat, which was designed to be a seaplane carrier but was never completed. See more »Quotes
2nd Lieutenant: First time on U-boat?Lt. Werner: Yeah. First time. It's gonna be exciting.
2nd Lieutenant: Do you have a will?
Lt. Werner: Excuse Me?
2nd Lieutenant: 13 boats down last moth. Sank with men and mice. Exciting, huh?
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Das Boot is one of the most emotionally involving movies I have ever seen. The characters are developed richly, without those awkward moments in movies when you realize that the director is doing so. You sympathize with the crew, and FEEL their plight as they struggle, cramped in a rickety U-boat against the odds. At times the movie grows slow and drawn out, but that is intentional- to make you feel like you are trapped in an underwater coffin with nothing to do, no where to go. The directing is great, the sound is fabulous! I've never heard faint noises tell a story like this before.