Das Boot 1981

type: Movie

language: German

duration: 149 min

genre: drama

theme: war

director: Wolfgang Petersen

Score: 8 / 10

lang (, The Boat) is a 1981 West German war film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer and Klaus Wennemann. It has been exhibited both as a theatrical release (1981) and a TV miniseries (1985). Also, several different home video versions, as well as a director's cut (1997) supervised by Petersen, have been released.

Plot

Lieutenant Werner is a war correspondent on the in October 1941. He is driven by her captain and chief engineer to a raucous French bordello, where he meets some of the crew. Thomsen, another captain, gives a crude drunken speech to celebrate his ''Ritterkreuz'' award, in which he mocks Adolf Hitler.

Cast

More details

author	Wolfgang Petersen
contentLocation	La Rochelle
director	Wolfgang Petersen
editor	Hannes Nikel
events	submarine warfare World War II
genre	drama
keywords	adolf hitler allied allies of world war ii attack axis-friendly spain ballast tank chance encounter christmas christmas eve convoy crush depth charge destroyer fighter plane force francoist spain groom harbour injured intern kill knight's cross of the iron cross la spezia merchant ship morning nazi officer neutral neutral country north africa north atlantic pass ''ritterkreuz'' award royal navy run strait of gibraltar submarine depth ratings submarine pen submarine's rated limit u-boat bunker vigo wait war correspondent wound
musicBy	Klaus Doldinger
nomination	Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Sound Editing Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
producer	Günter Rohrbach
productionCompany	Bavaria Film Radiant Film SWR Fernsehen Westdeutscher Rundfunk
publisher	Constantin Film
recordedAt	Atlantic Ocean Bodensee Grünwald La Pallice North Sea
theme	epic submarine war