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Das Boot

Das Boot

1985 - 1985

Operation Atlantic

24th February 1985
Episode 1
Autumn 1941. The crew of the U 96 celebrates its last day on land in La Rochelle, France. The exuberance of the men is nothing more than the fear of the next mission, which could be the last. War correspondent Lieutenant Werner does not understand the apparent cheerfulness, as he does not yet know the pitiless harshness of the war in a cramped submarine.

On Search Course

3rd March 1985
Episode 2
The U 96 crew has been running on patrol south-west of Ireland for days. Monotony, inactivity, and boredom on board are transformed into aggression. A message about a convoy changes the mood of the crew. The "old man" risks a periscope attack. Surprisingly, a destroyer emerges, which hunts the submarine with depth charges...

The First Attack

10th March 1985
Episode 3
For almost four weeks, the submarine is traveling south-west of Ireland and is held underwater by a destroyer during its first attack on an English convoy. Exploding depth charges hurl the crew and submarine into chaos. But the "old man" succeeds in maneuvering U 96 out of the danger zone. Subsequently, the submarine gets into a storm period lasting more than three weeks.

Suicide Squad

17th March 1985
Episode 4
The U 96 encounters a convoy and sinks three cargo ships with its torpedoes. Then a 24-hour pursuit of the submarine begins with two destroyers dropping depth charges. The "old man" tries to escape in 230 meters of water depth. The end for U 96 seems to have come.

Because of

24th March 1985
Episode 5
The U 96 has been dispatched to the Mediterranean. After picking up supplies in the Spanish town of Vigo, the journey to Gibraltar begins. An aviation attack during the nightly crawl and cruising British ships force U 96 to a neck breaking dive - at 280 meters depth the submarine hits the bottom of the ocean ..

In the Homeland

31st March 1985
Episode 6
The submarine is heavily damaged, lying on the ocean floor in a depth of 280 meters. Despite the seemingly hopeless situation, the crew starts with repair work and dares an attempt to emerge. After tormented tension the U 96 finally breaks off from the ocean floor ...
Top Cast
Director
Wolfgang Petersen
DramaWar & Politics

Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat captain (Jurgen Prochnow) and his inexperienced crew as they patrol the Atlantic and Mediterranean in search of Allied vessels, taking turns as hunter and prey.

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Full Cast
Jürgen Prochnow Image

Jürgen Prochnow

Der Alte

Herbert Grönemeyer Image

Herbert Grönemeyer

Leutnant Werner

Klaus Wennemann Image

Klaus Wennemann

Leitender Ingenieur

Hubertus Bengsch Image

Hubertus Bengsch

Erster Wachoffizier

Martin Semmelrogge Image

Martin Semmelrogge

Zweiter Wachoffizier

Bernd Tauber Image

Bernd Tauber

Obersteuermann

Erwin Leder Image

Erwin Leder

Obermaschinist Johann

Martin May Image

Martin May

Fähnrich Ullmann

Uwe Ochsenknecht Image

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Bootsmann Lamprecht

Claude-Oliver Rudolph Image

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Dieselheizer Ario

Jan Fedder Image

Jan Fedder

Bootsmaat Pilgrim

Heinz Hoenig Image

Heinz Hoenig

Funkmaat Hinrich

Ralf Richter Image

Ralf Richter

Frenssen

Oliver Stritzel Image

Oliver Stritzel

Schwalle

Lutz Schnell Image

Lutz Schnell

Dufte

Otto Sander Image

Otto Sander

Kapitänleutnant Philipp

Günter Lamprecht Image

Günter Lamprecht

Kapitän des Versorgungsschiffs "Weser"

Rita Cadillac Image

Rita Cadillac

Monique

Full Crew
Wolfgang Petersen Image

Wolfgang Petersen

Screenplay

Klaus Doldinger Image

Klaus Doldinger

Sound Director

Lothar-Günther Buchheim Image

Lothar-Günther Buchheim

Screenplay

Dean Riesner Image

Dean Riesner

Screenplay

Mark Damon Johnson Image

Mark Damon Johnson

Executive Producer

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John W. Hyde

Executive Producer

Edward R. Pressman Image

Edward R. Pressman

Executive Producer

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Hannes Nikel

Editor

Wolfgang Petersen Image

Wolfgang Petersen

Director

Jost Vacano Image

Jost Vacano

Director of Photography

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