Das Boot

1985 · 1 season · 6 episodes · 52min · Série

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, Klaus Doldinger, Jost Vacano

Starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Martin Semmelrogge, Bernd Tauber, Erwin Leder, Martin May, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Claude-Oliver Rudolph

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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.

Original language

German

Screenplay

Wolfgang Petersen, Dean Riesner, Lothar-Günther Buchheim

Cinematography

Jost Vacano

Cast

Hubertus Bengsch, Martin Semmelrogge, Bernd Tauber, Erwin Leder, Martin May, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Claude-Oliver Rudolph, Jan Fedder, Heinz Hoenig

Updated October 13, 2026

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