Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
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- Runtime
- 54 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Ulrike Knospe
- Claude-Oliver Rudolph
- Monika Bauert
- Herrmann Friedrich
- Hans-Joachim Krug
- Günter Rohrbach
- Rolf Zehetbauer
- Herbert Grönemeyer
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Otto Sander
- Götz Weidner
- Jan-Michael Brandt
- Ludwig Huppmann
- Martin Semmelrogge
- Ralf Richter
- Erwin Leder
- Jürgen Prochnow
- Philipp von Seil
- Dirk Salomon
- Jan Fedder
- Martin May
- Jost Vacano
- Arno Kral
- Peter Dürst
- Bernd Tauber
- Heinz Hoenig
- Mel Kutbay
- Martin Hemme
- Ferdinand Schaal
- Karl Baumgartner
- Thomas Nikel
- Klaus Doldinger
- Hubertus Bengsch
Director
- Sven Fermeling
- Georg Grill
Producers
- Heike Lettau
- Claudia Stein
- Christian Grauer
- Yvette Durrenberger
