Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

Overview

In 1981, a film about the misadventures of a German U-boat crew in 1941 becomes a worldwide hit almost four decades after the end of the World War II. Millions of viewers worldwide make Das Boot the most internationally successful German film of all time. But due to disputes over the script, accidents on the set, and voices accusing the makers of glorifying the war, the project was many times on the verge of being cancelled.

Details

Cast

Ulrike Knospe

Self - Narrator (voice)

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Self

Monika Bauert

Self - Das Boot Costume Designer

Herrmann Friedrich

Self - U-96 Crew Member

Hans-Joachim Krug

Self - Military Advisor

Günter Rohrbach

Self - Das Boot Producer

Rolf Zehetbauer

Self - Das Boot Production Designer

Herbert Grönemeyer

Self

Wolfgang Petersen

Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director

Otto Sander

Self

Götz Weidner

Self - Das Boot Art Director

Jan-Michael Brandt

Self - Das Boot Production Assistant

Ludwig Huppmann

Self - Das Boot Stuntman

Martin Semmelrogge

Self - Das Boot Actor

Ralf Richter

Self - Das Boot Actor

Erwin Leder

Self - Das Boot Actor

Jürgen Prochnow

Self - Das Boot Actor

Philipp von Seil

Self - Das Boot Assistant Art Director (voice)

Dirk Salomon

Self - Das Boot Actor (voice)

Jan Fedder

Self - Das Boot Actor