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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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Life Aboard A U-BoatConstant Threat Of AttackSubmarine WarfareMilitary HierarchyEscaping PursuitStrategic ManeuversMoral ChoicesInternal ConflictsPersonal SacrificesHigh-Stakes Missions




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Directed by: Jost Vacano, Wolfgang Petersen, Klaus Doldinger
Produced by: Edward R. Pressman, John W. Hyde, Mark Damon Johnson
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Jürgen Prochnow
Der Alte

Herbert Grönemeyer
Leutnant Werner

Klaus Wennemann
Leitender Ingenieur

Hubertus Bengsch
Erster Wachoffizier

Martin Semmelrogge
Zweiter Wachoffizier

Bernd Tauber
Obersteuermann

Erwin Leder
Obermaschinist Johann

Martin May
Fähnrich Ullmann

Uwe Ochsenknecht
Bootsmann Lamprecht

Claude-Oliver Rudolph
Dieselheizer Ario
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