Rent Das Boot (1981)
4.1 of 5 from 301 ratings
3h 20min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- "Das Boot" is a graphic and gripping tale that follows the daring patrol of U-96, one of the famed German U-Boats known as 'The Grey Wolves'. Prowling the North Atlantic, they challenged the British Navy at every turn. The crew abroad the U-96 is portrayed in a desperate life-and-death struggle, coping with life beneath the waves quickly gives way to terror when confronting the enemy...
- Actors:
- Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Martin Semmelrogge, Bernd Tauber, Erwin Leder, Martin May, Heinz Hoenig, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Claude-Oliver Rudolph, Jan Fedder, Ralf Richter, Joachim Bernhard, Oliver Stritzel, Konrad Becker, Lutz Schnell, Martin Hemme, Rita Cadillac, Otto Sander
- Directors:
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Producers:
- Ortwin Freyermuth, Günter Rohrbach
- Writers:
- Wolfgang Petersen, Lothar G. Buchheim
- Others:
- Jost Vacano, Hannes Nikel, Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke, Mike Le-Mare
- Aka:
- El submarino
- Studio:
- Columbia Tristar
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- All the Best: A Celebration of New Year Movies, Drama Films & TV, Holidays Film Collection, WWII Films: Beaches, Oceans and Camps
- Countries:
- Germany
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 05/09/2011
- Run Time:
- 206 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, Hindi, Norwegian, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Wolfgang Petersen - Back To The Boat - Documentary
- Going Deeper: Maria's Take, The Perfect Boat - The Director's Cut
- Captain's Tour - Inside the Boat
- The Battle of The Atlantic (1983)
- Behind the Scenes (1981)
- Commentary with Director Wolfgang Petersen
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the main feature
- Disc 2:
- This disc includes special features
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Reviews (4) of Das Boot
A riveting docudrama that pull no punches. - Das Boot review by ND
AR, the previous reviewer, has in a nutshell. It's so realistic, you can almost smell the sweat. You'll always be glad you watched it.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
The human face, and cost, of submarine warfare - Das Boot review by CP Customer
A superbly crafted film which takes you right in to the human side of the U-boat crew. Even if they are on the 'wrong side,' you side with them, thrill with them, are terrified with them, and finally maybe even cry for them. The English language version still seems utterly authentic. If I have only given this four stars, it's because I almost never award five: 4.98!
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Pressure, Depth, Repeat - Das Boot review by griggs
On rewatch, it’s even more suffocating. I remembered the tension, the torpedoes, the rattle of depth charges—but I’d forgotten the stink, the boredom, the hours of sweat-soaked monotony. It’s a war film stripped of heroics, where courage looks more like endurance and fear is just part of the job.
What struck me this time was how lived-in it feels. The crew’s banter, the cramped routines, the way they joke one minute and brace for death the next—it all feels grimly authentic. The claustrophobia is relentless, but so is the humanity. Petersen isn’t out to glorify anything; he just drops you in the tin can and shuts the hatch.
I used to think it was about survival. Now it feels more like a slow, rust-covered descent into absurdity. The sea doesn’t care who’s right. And by the time you surface, if you do, you’re not sure what home even means anymore.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.