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Das Boot is one of the most gripping and authentic war movies ever made. Based on an autobiographical
novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, the film follows the lives of a
fearless U-Boat captain (Jurgen Prochnow) and his inexperienced crew as they patrol the Atlantic
and Mediterranean in search of Allied vessels, taking turns as hunter and prey. There's very little
plot, so the movie's power comes from both its riveting, epic battle scenes and its details of the
boring hours spent waiting for orders or signs of the enemy. With the exception of one staunch Hitler
Youth lieutenant, none of the crew is particularly loyal to the Nazis, and some are openly hostile
toward their Fuhrer; this allows viewer sympathy with the men as they perform their laborious,
monotonous duties in cramped, filthy quarters, or await death as depth charges explode all around
the sub. Prochnow is excellent as the nerves-of-steel commander, and many of the supporting actors —
all German — are solid as well, although the characterizations border on war movie clichés (the young
crewman who has left behind his pregnant girlfriend, the Chief Engineer whose wife is seriously ill).
The real star, however, is cinematographer Jost Vacano, who makes the sub's grimy, claustrophobic
interior come to vivid life, as his camera follows the crew through hatches, up ladders, into bunks,
and under pipes, creating a palpable sense of claustrophobia while injecting it with movement.
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Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch
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Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Producer: Günter Rohrbach
Year Released - 1981
Length - 145 minutes
Music Composer: Klaus Doldinger
Movie Distributed by Bavaria Film
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