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:
Dean Riesner, Wolfgang Petersen.
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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 | Dean Riesner | Screenplay |
| Sound | Klaus Doldinger | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Günter Rohrbach | Producer |
| Production | Willy Schlenter | Casting |
| Writing | Lothar-Günther Buchheim | Novel |
| Production | Ortwin Freyermuth | Producer |
| Production | John W. Hyde | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Wolfgang Petersen | Screenplay |
| Production | Edward R. Pressman | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Jost Vacano | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hannes Nikel | Editor |
| Production | Mark Damon Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Wolfgang Petersen | Director |
| Production | Michael Bittins | Producer |
| Art | Götz Weidner | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monika Bauert | Costume Design |
| Sound | Hans-Walter Kramski | Foley |
| Art | Philipp von Seil | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Alan Willis | Music Editor |
| Directing | Isabel Prochnow | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rüdiger von Sperl | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Walter E. Richarz | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Peter Horrocks | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alfred Rasche | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Mel Kutbay | Foley |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ago von Sperl | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Karola Storr | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Karsten Ullrich | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Werner Böhm | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Karl-Heinz Vogelmann | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Friedrich Thaler | Scenic Artist |
| Crew | Albrecht von Bethmann | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Heinz Schürer | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Michael Bittins | Production Manager |
| Crew | William H. Brown | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Stanislav Litera | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Mike Rutter | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ernst Wild | Additional Photography |
| Production | Lutz Hengst | Production Executive |
| Sound | Mike Le Mare | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Milan Bor | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Georg Borgel | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Trevor Pyke | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Rolf Zehetbauer | Production Design |
| Lighting | Willi Zopf | Electrician |
| Production | Ingrid von Anka | Production Secretary |
| Art | Peter Dürst | Property Master |
| Crew | Karl-Heinz Bochnig | Special Effects |
| Lighting | Franz Schlammer | Electrician |
| Directing | Marie-Antoinette Petersen | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Philippe Dussart | Production Manager |
| Crew | Willi Neuner | Special Effects |
| Lighting | Rudi Denk | Electrician |
| Production | Caroline Perchaud | Production Secretary |
| Art | Rüdiger Wagner | Property Master |
| Camera | Ludwig Sauermann | Key Grip |
| Crew | Max Gretmann | Special Effects |
| Crew | Franz Kirschke | Special Effects |
| Directing | Isabel Goslar | Continuity |
| Visual Effects | Karl Baumgartner | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Monika Moritz | Property Master |
| Directing | Hannes Nikel | Second Unit Director |
| Lighting | Iko Dimitri | Electrician |