Das Boot
1981/09/17 (US) | Drama, History, War
On land they dreamed of being heroes. Beneath the sea they pray to be survivors.
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.
Wolfgang Petersen
Director
Wolfgang Petersen
Screenplay
Dean Riesner
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Jürgen Prochnow
Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
Herbert Grönemeyer
Lieutenant Werner
Klaus Wennemann
Chief Engineer
Hubertus Bengsch
First Watch Officer
Martin Semmelrogge
Second Watch Officer
Bernd Tauber
Kriechbaum
Erwin Leder
Johann 'Das Gespenst'
Budget
$ 14,000,000
Revenue
$ 85,000,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Radiant Film GmbH
- Süddeutscher Rundfunk
- Bavaria Film
- Twin Bros. Productions
Crews
Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Novel
Günter Rohrbach
Producer
Michael Bittins
Producer
Klaus Doldinger
Original Music Composer
Jost Vacano
Director of Photography