Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story (2021)

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.

Cast (33)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Ulrike Knospe

Self - Narrator (voice)

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Self

M

Monika Bauert

Self - Das Boot Costume Designer

H

Herrmann Friedrich

Self - U-96 Crew Member

H

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

G

Götz Weidner

Self - Das Boot Art Director

J

Jan-Michael Brandt

Self - Das Boot Production Assistant

L

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

P

Philipp von Seil

Self - Das Boot Assistant Art Director (voice)

D

Dirk Salomon

Self - Das Boot Actor (voice)

Jan Fedder

Self - Das Boot Actor

Martin May

Self - Das Boot Actor

Jost Vacano

Self - Das Boot DOP (voice)

A

Arno Kral

Self - Das Boot Actor (voice)

P

Peter Dürst

Self - Das Boot Property Master

Bernd Tauber

Self - Das Boot Actor

Heinz Hoenig

Self - Das Boot Actor

M

Mel Kutbay

Self - Das Boot Foley Artist

M

Martin Hemme

Self - Das Boot Actor

F

Ferdinand Schaal

Self - Das Boot Actor

K

Karl Baumgartner

Self - Das Boot SFX Supervisor

T

Thomas Nikel

Self - Film Editor

Klaus Doldinger

Self - Das Boot Music Composer

Hubertus Bengsch

Self - Das Boot Actor (archive footage)

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