1981 · 150 min · R

Das Boot

Name: Das Boot
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1981
Duration: 150 min
Cast: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Martin Semmelrogge

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

Survival War's Cost

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Inspired By Real Events

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