Das Boot

Das Boot (1981)

Released: 1981-09-17 Duration: 2hr 30min
Genres: Drama History War
Rating 8.1
On land they dreamed of being heroes. Beneath the sea they pray to be survivors.

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Radiant Film GmbH
Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Bavaria Film
Bavaria Film
Twin Bros. Productions
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
WDR
WDR
PSO
PSO

Additional Info

Budget $14,000,000.00
Revenue $85,000,000.00
Original Language de
Popularity 42.479

Directed By

Wolfgang Petersen

Crew

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

TOP CAST

Jürgen Prochnow
Jürgen Prochnow

Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

Herbert Grönemeyer
Herbert Grönemeyer

Lieutenant Werner

Klaus Wennemann
Klaus Wennemann

Chief Engineer

Hubertus Bengsch
Hubertus Bengsch

First Watch Officer

Martin Semmelrogge
Martin Semmelrogge

Second Watch Officer

Bernd Tauber
Bernd Tauber

Kriechbaum

Erwin Leder
Erwin Leder

Johann 'Das Gespenst'

Martin May
Martin May

Ullmann

Heinz Hoenig
Heinz Hoenig

Hinrich

Uwe Ochsenknecht
Uwe Ochsenknecht

Chief Bosun

Jan Fedder
Jan Fedder

Pilgrim

Ralf Richter
Ralf Richter

Frenssen

Konrad Becker
Konrad Becker

Bockstiegel

Martin Hemme
Martin Hemme

Brückenwilli

Otto Sander
Otto Sander

Phillip Thomsen

Günter Lamprecht
Günter Lamprecht

Weser Captain

Günther Franke
Günther Franke

Weser First Officer

Arno Kral
Arno Kral

Hagen

Sky du Mont
Sky du Mont

Weser Officer (uncredited)

Ulrich Günther
Ulrich Günther

Merkel (uncredited)

Edwige Pierre
Edwige Pierre

Nadine (uncredited)

Maryline Moulard
Maryline Moulard

Françoise (uncredited)

Günter Spörrle
Günter Spörrle

Seewald (uncredited)

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