Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

Jan 10, 2021

0h 54m

★ 7.2

Overview

In 1981, a film about the misadventures of a German U-boat crew in 1941 becomes a worldwide hit almost four decades after the end of the World War II. Millions of viewers worldwide make Das Boot the most internationally successful German film of all time. But due to disputes over the script, accidents on the set, and voices accusing the makers of glorifying the war, the project was many times on the verge of being cancelled.

Genres

Documentary

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

Bremedia Produktion

ARTE GEIE

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Ulrike Knospe

Self

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Self - Das Boot Costume Designer

Monika Bauert

Self - U-96 Crew Member

Herrmann Friedrich

Self - Military Advisor

Hans-Joachim Krug

Self - Das Boot Producer

Günter Rohrbach

Self - Das Boot Production Designer

Rolf Zehetbauer

Self

Herbert Grönemeyer

Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director

Wolfgang Petersen

Self

Otto Sander

Self - Das Boot Art Director

Götz Weidner

Self - Das Boot Production Assistant

Jan-Michael Brandt

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