

Das Boot
1985-02-24 · 52 min / episode · ★ 8.6
Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat captain (Jurgen Prochnow) and his inexperienced crew as they patrol the Atlantic and Mediterranean in search of Allied vessels, taking turns as hunter and prey.
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- Creators
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Production companies
- Bavaria Film, ARD
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Jürgen ProchnowDer Alte
Herbert GrönemeyerLeutnant Werner
Klaus WennemannLeitender Ingenieur
Hubertus BengschErster Wachoffizier
Martin SemmelroggeZweiter Wachoffizier
Bernd TauberObersteuermann
Erwin LederObermaschinist Johann
Martin MayFähnrich Ullmann
Uwe OchsenknechtBootsmann Lamprecht
Claude-Oliver RudolphDieselheizer Ario
Jan FedderBootsmaat Pilgrim
Heinz HoenigFunkmaat Hinrich
Ralf RichterFrenssen
Oliver StritzelSchwalle
Lutz SchnellDufte
Otto SanderKapitänleutnant Philipp
Günter LamprechtKapitän des Versorgungsschiffs "Weser"
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