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1981 · 150 min · R

Das Boot

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen · Drama, History, War

Das Boot (1981) is a Drama film, directed by Wolfgang Petersen set in La Rochelle and Gibraltar during the 1940s, in winter. It runs 150 minutes and is rated R.

A survival, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of survival and war's cost run throughout.

Composer
Klaus Doldinger
Cinematography
Jost Vacano
Cast
Jürgen ProchnowHerbert GrönemeyerKlaus WennemannHubertus BengschMartin SemmelroggeBernd TauberErwin LederMartin May

The world of this film

Setting

Where
La RochelleGibraltar
Setting
Off World
When
1940s
Season
Winter

Premise & themes

Premise
Survival
Themes
SurvivalWar's Cost
Tone
BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Balanced
Based on
Inspired By Real Events

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