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Boat (1981)  link to Boat on IMDb  

Number: 1046

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IMDb Rating:
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8.4/10 (186K votes)

Also known as: The Boat (USA) Das Boot (German)

Country: West Germany, 149 minutes

Spoken languages: English, German, French

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War

Director(s): Wolfgang Petersen

Storyline:
It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so-called "Battle of the Atlantic" to harass and destroy British shipping. With better escorts of the destroyer class, however, German U-boats have begun to take heavy losses. "Das Boot" is the story of the crew of one such U-Boat, with the film examining how these submariners maintained their professionalism as soldiers and attempted to accomplish impossible missions, all the while attempting to understand and obey the ideology of the government under which they served.

Cast:

Jürgen Prochnow Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock - Der Alte
Herbert Grönemeyer Lt. Werner - Correspondent
Martin Semmelrogge 2nd Lieutenant - 2WO
Erwin Leder Johann
Heinz Hoenig Hinrich

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Drawer 1 Slot 7

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1