Synopsis
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
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Cast
- Jürgen ProchnowCaptain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
- Herbert GrönemeyerLieutenant Werner
- Klaus WennemannChief Engineer
- Hubertus BengschFirst Watch Officer
- Martin SemmelroggeSecond Watch Officer
- Bernd TauberKriechbaum
- Erwin LederJohann 'Das Gespenst'
- Martin MayUllmann
- Heinz HoenigHinrich
- Uwe OchsenknechtChief Bosun
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
Wolfgang Petersen's direction is an exercise in pure craftsmanship. [Director's Cut] - 100
Los Angeles Times
The most convincing war movie ever made. - 100
The A.V. Club
At once a devastating condemnation of war and an exciting action film...The additional running time only adds to Petersen's masterfully bleak, claustrophobic atmosphere. Das Boot is by no means a pleasant experience, but it's an intelligent and emotionally gripping one that you won't forget. [Director's Cut] - 100
ReelViews
Takes all of the drama and suspense inherent in a submarine-based story and delivers it in a near-perfect package, establishing Das Boot as not just a terrific adrenaline rush, but one of the best movies ever made. [Director's Cut] - 90
Salon
Absolutely devastating filmmaking that makes you simultaneously feel the glory and the absolute futility of war. [Director's Cut] - 89
Austin Chronicle
One of the most suspenseful films of all time, its wartime action setting makes it easy to forget it's also one of the most spiritually righteous. [Director's Cut] - 83
Entertainment Weekly
Sweaty and claustrophobic, exciting and horrifying at the same time, it never lets us forget we're riding aboard a giant, primitive tin can, a hunk of industrial machinery that mingles the illusion of omnipotence with the reality of a floating prison cell. [Director's Cut] - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
As torpedoes shoot through the seas and depth charges pass by, carrying their whining cargo of destruction, Das Boot brings the presence of death to within a whisper of the eardrum.
