Das Boot

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.

Cast

Jürgen Prochnow

Der Alte

Herbert Grönemeyer

Leutnant Werner

Klaus Wennemann

Leitender Ingenieur

Hubertus Bengsch

Erster Wachoffizier

Martin Semmelrogge

Zweiter Wachoffizier

Bernd Tauber

Obersteuermann

Erwin Leder

Obermaschinist Johann

Martin May

Fähnrich Ullmann

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Bootsmann Lamprecht

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Dieselheizer Ario

Jan Fedder

Bootsmaat Pilgrim

Heinz Hoenig

Funkmaat Hinrich

Ralf Richter

Frenssen

Oliver Stritzel

Schwalle

Lutz Schnell

Dufte

Otto Sander

Kapitänleutnant Philipp

Günter Lamprecht

Kapitän des Versorgungsschiffs "Weser"

Rita Cadillac

Monique

Crew

Camera

• Jost Vacano Director of Photography

Directing

• Wolfgang Petersen Director

Editing

• Hannes Nikel Editor

Production

• Mark Damon Johnson Executive Producer
• John W. Hyde Executive Producer
• Edward R. Pressman Executive Producer

Sound

• Klaus Doldinger Sound Director

Writing

• Wolfgang Petersen Screenplay
• Lothar-Günther Buchheim Screenplay
• Dean Riesner Screenplay

Seasons & episodes