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Das Boot

TV Series

Das Boot

When the hunters become the hunted.

8.6

1985

“When the hunters become the hunted.”

Synopsis

Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot 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.

Created By

Wolfgang Petersen

DramaWar & Politics

world war ii

Cast & Crew

Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow

as Der Alte

Herbert Grönemeyer

Herbert Grönemeyer

as Leutnant Werner

Klaus Wennemann

Klaus Wennemann

as Leitender Ingenieur

Hubertus Bengsch

Hubertus Bengsch

as Erster Wachoffizier

Martin Semmelrogge

Martin Semmelrogge

as Zweiter Wachoffizier

Bernd Tauber

Bernd Tauber

as Obersteuermann

Erwin Leder

Erwin Leder

as Obermaschinist Johann

Martin May

Martin May

as Fähnrich Ullmann

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Uwe Ochsenknecht

as Bootsmann Lamprecht

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