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.
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- TheDesertLadSeptember 3, 2026An absolutely excellent film about of all things the Germans in World War II. Handling the characters as actual cogs in the machine that is often missing in other war films.
- Jesse WallerstedtJuly 1, 2026shoving a boot up my ass for solidarity later
- Ensamhetens-biografApril 4, 2025No d see untitles and I don’t understand German
- Rob MacKinnonFebruary 27, 202680’s Blind Spots & Selected Rewatches Year by Year No. 56 I always loved the SCTV parody of this film, even though I had never seen the original. “Das Boobs” was a mashup of “Das Boot” and “Porky’s”, in which the German navy has gone co-ed, and the sailors attempt to help “Pee Wee” (Martin Short) lose his virginity while serving on the u-boat. Hilarious. The real movie is gripping, intense and suspenseful. Extremely well made. I watched the 3.5 hour director’s cut in German with English subtitles.
- The_HolmesMay 22, 2025Referring to the Directors Cut which is 3.5 hours long: Way too long and repetitively brutal and harsh. Wears you out. Haven't seen the theatrical, but try that one cuz this is too much.
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Das Boot was released on December 26, 1981.
Das Boot was directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
Das Boot has a runtime of 3h 28m.
Das Boot was produced by Günter Rohrbach, Ortwin Freyermuth, Michael Bittins.
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.
The key characters in Das Boot are Lieutenant 'Der Alte' (Jürgen Prochnow), Lieutenant Werner (Herbert Grönemeyer), Chief Engineer (Klaus Wennemann).
Das Boot is rated R.
Das Boot is a Drama, History, War film.
Das Boot has an audience rating of 9.6 out of 10.
Das Boot had a budget of $14M.
Das Boot has made $85M at the box office.