Das Boot

On land they dreamed of being heroes. Beneath the sea they pray to be survivors.

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.

2h 30m1981RTMDb 8.1

DramaHistoryWar

German

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

Radiant Film

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 17 September 1981
Runtime: 2h 30m
Rating: R
TMDB score: 8.1 / 10 (2,667 votes)

Production

Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Writers: Dean Riesner, Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Wolfgang Petersen
Studios: Radiant Film, Bavaria Film
Countries: Germany

Box Office

Budget: $14.0M
Revenue: $85.0M
Profit: $71.0M
Return: 6.1×

Languages

Original: German
Spoken: German, English, French