Das Boot
On land they dreamed of being heroes. Beneath the sea they pray to be survivors.
1981
Rated
R
150
minutes
Drama, History, War
Wikipedia
Directed By:
Wolfgang Petersen
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
Language
German
Release Date
September 17, 1981
Budget
$14,000,000
Revenue
$85,000,000
Cast
Jürgen Prochnow
Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
Herbert Grönemeyer
Lieutenant Werner
Klaus Wennemann
Chief Engineer
Hubertus Bengsch
First Watch Officer
Martin Semmelrogge
Second Watch Officer
Bernd Tauber
Kriechbaum
Erwin Leder
Johann 'Das Gespenst'
Martin May
Ullmann
Heinz Hoenig
Hinrich
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Chief Bosun
Claude-Oliver Rudolph
Ario
Jan Fedder
Pilgrim
Rita Cadillac
Monique
Ralf Richter
Frenssen
Joachim Bernhard
Preacher
Oliver Stritzel
Schwalle
Konrad Becker
Bockstiegel
Lutz Schnell
Dufte
Martin Hemme
Brückenwilli
Otto Sander
Phillip Thomsen
Günter Lamprecht
Weser Captain
Thomas Boxhammer
Roger Barth
Günther Franke
Weser First Officer
Christian Bendomir
Norbert Gronwald
Albert Kraml
Jean-Claude Hoffmann
Benjamin
Peter Pathenis
Arno Kral
Hagen
Christian Seipolt
Helmut Neumeier
Schmutt
Ferdinand Schaal
Wilhelm Pietsch
Franz
Rolf Weber
Dirk Salomon
Markus
Lothar Zajicek
Sky du Mont
Weser Officer (uncredited)
Ulrich Günther
Merkel (uncredited)
Edwige Pierre
Nadine (uncredited)
Maryline Moulard
Françoise (uncredited)
Günter Spörrle
Seewald (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Costume & Make-Up
Ago von Sperl
Makeup Artist
Monika Bauert
Costume Design
Alfred Rasche
Makeup Artist
Rüdiger von Sperl
Makeup Artist
Writing
Directing
Wolfgang Petersen
Director
Isabel Prochnow
Script Supervisor
Georg Borgel
First Assistant Director
Isabel Goslar
Continuity
Marie-Antoinette Petersen
Second Assistant Director
Hannes Nikel
Second Unit Director
Production
Edward R. Pressman
Executive Producer
John W. Hyde
Executive Producer
Günter Rohrbach
Producer
Ortwin Freyermuth
Producer
Mark Damon Johnson
Executive Producer
Caroline Perchaud
Production Secretary
Philippe Dussart
Production Manager
Ingrid von Anka
Production Secretary
Michael Bittins
Producer
Michael Bittins
Production Manager
Willy Schlenter
Casting
Lutz Hengst
Production Executive
Camera
Jost Vacano
Director of Photography
Mike Rutter
Assistant Camera
Ernst Wild
Additional Photography
Karl-Heinz Vogelmann
Still Photographer
Ludwig Sauermann
Key Grip
Art
Rolf Zehetbauer
Production Design
Götz Weidner
Art Direction
Philipp von Seil
Assistant Art Director
Peter Dürst
Property Master
Walter E. Richarz
Assistant Art Director
Monika Moritz
Property Master
Rüdiger Wagner
Property Master
Editing
Sound
Klaus Doldinger
Original Music Composer
Mike Le Mare
Sound Editor
Milan Bor
Sound Mixer
Hans-Walter Kramski
Foley
Trevor Pyke
Sound Mixer
Peter Horrocks
Sound Effects Editor
Karola Storr
Sound Effects Editor
Mel Kutbay
Foley
Alan Willis
Music Editor
Stanislav Litera
Sound Recordist
Crew
William H. Brown
Post Production Supervisor
Karl-Heinz Bochnig
Special Effects
Werner Böhm
Sound Recordist
Heinz Schürer
Sound Recordist
Willi Neuner
Special Effects
Franz Kirschke
Special Effects
Albrecht von Bethmann
Sound Recordist
Karsten Ullrich
Sound Recordist
Max Gretmann
Special Effects
Friedrich Thaler
Scenic Artist
Visual Effects
Lighting