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- DramaWarForeignActionAdventureHistoricalPeriodRealism
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- 20th Century40sWorld War 2
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Das Boot, 1985
German
West Germany, UK, France
Profile of Das Boot
Das Boot can be described as bleak, tense, and atmospheric. The plot revolves around anti-war themes, military life, and danger. The main genres are drama, foreign, and war. In terms of style, Das Boot features realism and is epic. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a submarine and in an ocean or sea. Das Boot takes place in the 20th century. It is originally a true story and based on a book. The TV show has received attention for being a masterpiece and critically acclaimed. Note that Das Boot involves profanity and violent content.
Summary of Das Boot
In the midst of World War II, as the tide turns against the Axis, a German U-boat crew is sent out to patrol the Atlantic and fire at Allied ships bringing supplies to England. The submarine also carries a press correspondent, there to report from the front lines of nautical warfare. Meanwhile, the crew's captain (Jürgen Prochnow) is becoming disillusioned with the Nazi regime and with war in general. What starts out as a routine mission is soon livened up beyond the crew's expectations when their boat's surprise attack on a convoy is thwarted by a fast-moving destroyer. Battered by depth charges, the crew must pull together to survive the attacks of their unseen enemy. Based on a novel by Lothar G. Buchheim, it is a striking example of an intelligent antiwar film clothed in the guise of a military thriller.
Details
| Language: | German |
| Country: | West Germany, UK, France |
| Release date: | 24 February 1985 |
| Runtime: | 50 min |
| Seasons: | 1 |
Cast and Crew
as Der Alte
as Leutnant Werner
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