Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Erwin Leder, Martin Semmelrogge, Claude-Oliver Rudolph, Oliver Stritzel, Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Sky du Mont, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Otto Sander, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Bernd Tauber, Martin May, Heinz Hoenig, Jan Fedder, Ralf Richter, Joachim Bernhard, Konrad Becker, Lutz Schnell, Rita Cadillac, Günter Lamprecht, Jean-Claude Hoffmann, Arno Kral, Helmut Neumeier, Wilhelm Pietsch, Dirk Salomon, Ulrich Günther, Maryline Moulard, Edwige Pierre
Trailer
Reviews
100
Chicago Sun-Times
Wolfgang Petersen's direction is an exercise in pure craftsmanship. [Director's Cut]
100
Los Angeles Times
The most convincing war movie ever made.
100
The A.V. Club
At once a devastating condemnation of war and an exciting action film...The additional running time only adds to Petersen's masterfully bleak, claustrophobic atmosphere. Das Boot is by no means a pleasant experience, but it's an intelligent and emotionally gripping one that you won't forget. [Director's Cut]
100
ReelViews
Takes all of the drama and suspense inherent in a submarine-based story and delivers it in a near-perfect package, establishing Das Boot as not just a terrific adrenaline rush, but one of the best movies ever made. [Director's Cut]
90
Absolutely devastating filmmaking that makes you simultaneously feel the glory and the absolute futility of war. [Director's Cut]
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