Fresh
Everything described in the film is authentic.
Variety Staff, Variety
Das Boot
When the hunters become the hunted
1985 · 4h 53m
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Directed by
Wolfgang Petersen
Overview
"Das Boot" is a six-part story of the crew of one of the hundreds of U-boats deployed by the Germans in World War II. Subject to countless hours of claustrophobic confinement and unending assault by enemy ships, the crew struggles for survival.
Director and cast
- Wolfgang Petersen Director
- Jürgen Prochnow as Kapitän-Leutnant Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
- Herbert Grönemeyer as Leutnant Werner
- Klaus Wennemann as Leitender Ingenieur (LI)
- Hubertus Bengsch as Erster Wachoffizier (I WO)
- Martin Semmelrogge as Zweiter Wachoffizier (II WO)
- Bernd Tauber as Obersteuermann
- Erwin Leder as Johann, das Gespenst
- Martin May as Ullmann
- Heinz Hoenig as Hinrich
- Uwe Ochsenknecht as Bootsmann
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
The film has no qualities beyond its formal polish.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Agripping, impressively detailed account of one harrowing voyage by a German U-boat during World War II.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Fresh
Petersen's shooting style displays a breathtaking, if impersonal and faintly academic, virtuosity comparable to that of Lean or Coppola.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
Das Boot is yet another moving testament to the wastefulness of battle.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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