Das Boot
“On land they dreamed of being heroes. Beneath the sea they pray to be survivors.”
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.
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Cast
42 people
Jürgen Prochnow
Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
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Klaus Doldinger
music
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Klaus Wennemann
Chief Engineer
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Hubertus Bengsch
First Watch Officer
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Martin Semmelrogge
Second Watch Officer
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Bernd Tauber
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Erwin Leder
Johann 'Das Gespenst'
Known for
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Martin May
Ullmann
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Das Boot
Heinz Hoenig
Hinrich
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Das Boot
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Uwe Ochsenknecht
Chief Bosun
Known for
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Claude-Oliver Rudolph
Ario
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The World Is Not Enough
Wolfgang Petersen Director · Dean Riesner Screenplay Lothar-Günther Buchheim Author
Worldwide gross $85M · Budget $14M · United States release February 10, 1982
Box office
Budget
$14,000,000
Worldwide gross
$85,000,000
Gross vs. budget
6.1×
Production
Radiant Film
Production
Bavaria Film
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio · Production
Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Twin Bros. Productions
Production
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
Germany · September 17, 1981
Theatrical · West Germany
United States · February 10, 1982
Theatrical
United States · December 9, 1997
Physical · DVD
United States
April 4, 1997 · Theatrical · Director's cut
June 8, 2004 · Physical · 293 Minutes Long
July 5, 2011 · Physical · Blu-Ray
April 19, 2015 · Premiere · Dallas International Film Festival
Argentina
May 13, 1982 · Theatrical
Australia
October 21, 1982 · Theatrical
January 22, 1998 · Theatrical · Director's cut
Belgium
February 18, 1982 · Premiere · Gent
Brazil
July 16, 1982 · Theatrical
Canada
February 10, 1982 · Theatrical
Colombia
November 4, 1982 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 13, 1993 · Theatrical
November 23, 2006 · Physical · DVD, FilmX
Denmark
March 26, 1982 · Theatrical
Finland
April 2, 1982 · Theatrical
France
February 17, 1982 · Theatrical
Germany
December 11, 1997 · Theatrical · Director's Cut
November 9, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-release
Greece
December 15, 1981 · Theatrical
May 25, 1999 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
June 4, 1982 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 7, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 23, 1998 · Theatrical · Director's Cut
Italy
March 18, 1982 · Theatrical
Japan
January 9, 1982 · Theatrical
April 17, 1999 · Theatrical · Director's cut
Netherlands
March 31, 1982 · Theatrical
August 23, 2002 · TV · V8
May 25, 2010 · Physical · DVD
July 6, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
October 11, 1982 · Theatrical
December 9, 2011 · Physical
Norway
December 26, 1981 · Theatrical
Peru
April 28, 1983 · Premiere · Lima
April 28, 1983 · Theatrical
Philippines
May 6, 1983 · Premiere · Davao
Poland
December 31, 1990 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 14, 1982 · Theatrical
December 6, 2019 · TV
South Korea
May 15, 1982 · Theatrical
Spain
March 5, 1982 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
June 15, 1982 · Theatrical
July 31, 1997 · Theatrical · Re-release
Sweden
February 26, 1982 · Theatrical
May 1, 1998 · Physical · VHS
January 1, 1999 · Physical · DVD
July 13, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Türkiye
March 1, 1983 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 23, 1998 · Theatrical · Director's cut
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