Das Boot (1985)
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.
- First aired
- 1985-02-24
- Genres
- Drama, War & Politics
- Seasons
- 1 (6 episodes)
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Directed / written by
- Wolfgang Petersen, Wolfgang Petersen, Dean Riesner, Lothar-Günther Buchheim
- TMDB rating
- 8.6/10 from 174 votes
Cast
- Jürgen Prochnow as Der Alte
- Herbert Grönemeyer as Leutnant Werner
- Klaus Wennemann as Leitender Ingenieur
- Hubertus Bengsch as Erster Wachoffizier
- Martin Semmelrogge as Zweiter Wachoffizier
- Bernd Tauber as Obersteuermann
- Erwin Leder as Obermaschinist Johann
- Martin May as Fähnrich Ullmann
- Uwe Ochsenknecht as Bootsmann Lamprecht
- Claude-Oliver Rudolph as Dieselheizer Ario
- Jan Fedder as Bootsmaat Pilgrim
- Heinz Hoenig as Funkmaat Hinrich