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Das Boot (1981)
The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror.
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Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock - Der Alte -
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Kriechbaum - Chief Quartermaster-Navigator
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Director:
Wolfgang PetersenWriters:
Wolfgang Petersen (screenplay), Lothar G. Buchheim (novel)All Cast & Crew
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The names of the Captain, Chief Engineer, 1st Watch Officer and 2nd Watch Officer (4 of the 5 main characters) are never given.
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Captain:
Merkel's boys. They ship out tomorrow, too. Scared fuckers. They need sex as much as the infantry needs alcohol.
Goofs
Werner's "fifth day at sea" is October 23, 1941, as the Upper Command trumpets through the radio. His first day aboard must have been the 19th. Yet the calender displayed "14" during his first meal.
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Genres
Adventure | Drama | Thriller | WarDetails
Release Date:
10 February 1982Language
German, English, French
Country of Origin
West GermanyBox Office
Budget:
$14,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$68,369 (USA) (6 April 1997)
Gross:
$11,487,676 (USA) (9 November 2013)
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