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Das Boot (1982)

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Reviews Counted:27

Fresh:27

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Average Rating:8.9/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 30 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: In the midst of World War II, as the tide turns against the Axis, a German U-boat crew is sent out to patrol the Atlantic and fire at Allied ships bringing supplies to England. The submarine also... In the midst of World War II, as the tide turns against the Axis, a German U-boat crew is sent out to patrol the Atlantic and fire at Allied ships bringing supplies to England. The submarine also carries a press correspondent, there to report from the front lines of nautical warfare. Meanwhile, the crew's captain (Jürgen Prochnow) is becoming disillusioned with the Nazi regime and with war in general. What starts out as a routine mission is soon livened up beyond the crew's expectations when their boat's surprise attack on a convoy is thwarted by a fast-moving destroyer. Battered by depth charges, the crew must pull together to survive the attacks of their unseen enemy. Widely considered to be director Wolfgang Petersen's best film and one of the finest German films ever made, DAS BOOT is stunningly realistic in its portrayal of the cramped conditions aboard a German submarine. Based on a novel by Lothar G. Buchheim, it is a striking example of an intelligent antiwar film clothed in the guise of a military thriller. [More]

Starring: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Gronemeyer

Starring: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Gronemeyer

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

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Dec 5, 1993

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Cole Smithey

It is unlike any other war film in that it confines the audience in a confined submarine where we digest the fear and panic of the human beings on screen. In short, "Das Boot" is a religious experience.

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Todd McCarthy

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Chuck O'Leary

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Emanuel Levy

Consistently riveting and intensely claustrophobic, the Oscar-nominated Das Boot is one of the most thrilling submarine pictures ever made in any language, and still is Wolfgang Petersen's best film by far.

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Michael A. Smith

One of the best war films ever.

comment Comment | Apr., 22 2005 09:35 AM

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Philip Martin

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comment Comment | Jan., 10 2005 10:42 AM

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S. James Wegg

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Janet Maslin

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New York Times

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Jurgen Fauth

The greatest submarine movie ever made.

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About.com

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Robin Clifford

Captures, perfectly, the claustrophobia of U-boat life.

comment Comment | May., 14 2004 12:38 PM

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Das Boot (The Boat) is a claustrophobic, tense, and dramatically gripping film about life aboard a German U-boat in World War 11.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 04 2004 05:52 PM

Spirituality and Practice

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Luke Y. Thompson

The closest thing to being in real submarine combat that the movies will ever present.

comment Comment | Dec., 11 2003 12:54 AM

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Jeffrey Westhoff

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comment Comment | Dec., 05 2003 01:43 PM

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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Brian Gibson

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comment Comment | Dec., 01 2003 01:53 PM

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

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Carol Cling

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comment Comment | Nov., 07 2003 12:02 PM

Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Christopher Null

Every sub movie owes a debt to Das Boot for mastering the genre and setting the bar for its contemporaries.

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Rich Cline

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