Das Boot (1981)
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.
Director:
Wolfgang Petersen
Writers:
Wolfgang Petersen, Dean Riesner.
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Jürgen Prochnow as Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte' |
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Herbert Grönemeyer as Lieutenant Werner |
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Klaus Wennemann as Chief Engineer |
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Hubertus Bengsch as First Watch Officer |
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Martin Semmelrogge as Second Watch Officer |
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Bernd Tauber as Kriechbaum |
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Erwin Leder as Johann 'Das Gespenst' |
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Martin May as Ullmann |
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Heinz Hoenig as Hinrich |
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Uwe Ochsenknecht as Chief Bosun |
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Claude-Oliver Rudolph as Ario |
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Jan Fedder as Pilgrim |
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Rita Cadillac as Monique |
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Ralf Richter as Frenssen |
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Joachim Bernhard as Preacher |
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Oliver Stritzel as Schwalle |
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Konrad Becker as Bockstiegel |
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Lutz Schnell as Dufte |
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Martin Hemme as Brückenwilli |
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Otto Sander as Phillip Thomsen |
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Günter Lamprecht as Weser Captain |
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Thomas Boxhammer as |
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Roger Barth as |
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Günther Franke as Weser First Officer |
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Christian Bendomir as |
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Norbert Gronwald as |
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Albert Kraml as |
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Jean-Claude Hoffmann as Benjamin |
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Peter Pathenis as |
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Arno Kral as Hagen |
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Christian Seipolt as |
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Helmut Neumeier as Schmutt |
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Ferdinand Schaal as |
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Wilhelm Pietsch as Franz |
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Rolf Weber as |
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Dirk Salomon as Markus |
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Lothar Zajicek as |
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Sky du Mont as Weser Officer (uncredited) |
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Ulrich Günther as Merkel (uncredited) |
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Edwige Pierre as Nadine (uncredited) |
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Günter Spörrle as Seewald (uncredited) |
| Writing | Lothar-Günther Buchheim | Novel |
| Production | Günter Rohrbach | Producer |
| Directing | Wolfgang Petersen | Director |
| Production | Michael Bittins | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monika Bauert | Costume Design |
| Writing | Wolfgang Petersen | Screenplay |
| Production | Mark Damon Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Klaus Doldinger | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Götz Weidner | Art Direction |
| Camera | Jost Vacano | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hannes Nikel | Editor |
| Production | Willy Schlenter | Casting |
| Production | Ortwin Freyermuth | Producer |
| Production | John W. Hyde | Executive Producer |
| Production | Edward R. Pressman | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Dean Riesner | Screenplay |
| Art | Walter E. Richarz | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Mel Kutbay | Foley |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rüdiger von Sperl | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Philipp von Seil | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Hans-Walter Kramski | Foley |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ago von Sperl | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Alan Willis | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alfred Rasche | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Isabel Prochnow | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Peter Horrocks | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Karola Storr | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Michael Bittins | Production Manager |
| Camera | Karl-Heinz Vogelmann | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Albrecht von Bethmann | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Heinz Schürer | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Karsten Ullrich | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Werner Böhm | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Friedrich Thaler | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | William H. Brown | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Stanislav Litera | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Mike Rutter | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Georg Borgel | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ernst Wild | Additional Photography |
| Sound | Trevor Pyke | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Lutz Hengst | Production Executive |
| Sound | Mike Le Mare | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Milan Bor | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Rolf Zehetbauer | Production Design |
| Lighting | Willi Zopf | Electrician |
| Art | Peter Dürst | Property Master |
| Crew | Willi Neuner | Special Effects |
| Crew | Karl-Heinz Bochnig | Special Effects |
| Camera | Ludwig Sauermann | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Iko Dimitri | Electrician |
| Production | Philippe Dussart | Production Manager |
| Art | Rüdiger Wagner | Property Master |
| Directing | Hannes Nikel | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Marie-Antoinette Petersen | Second Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Franz Schlammer | Electrician |
| Production | Ingrid von Anka | Production Secretary |
| Production | Caroline Perchaud | Production Secretary |
| Art | Monika Moritz | Property Master |
| Visual Effects | Karl Baumgartner | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Max Gretmann | Special Effects |
| Crew | Franz Kirschke | Special Effects |
| Lighting | Rudi Denk | Electrician |
| Directing | Isabel Goslar | Continuity |