Das Boot

War

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	Johann, das Gespenst
Martin May	Ullmann
Heinz Hoenig	Hinrich
Claude-Oliver Rudolph	Ario

Director	Wolfgang Petersen
Producer	Wolfgang Petersen; Mark Damon
Writer	Wolfgang Petersen; Lothar G. Buchheim
Cinematography	Jost Vacano
Musician	Klaus Doldinger

Das Boot is the story of a German U-boat crew who go off to war and experience a lot of successes. Lt Werner joins the crew to write a story of the heroes of Germany. He joins the Captain also known as the “Old Man” because of his experience. The successes at the beginning of the mission soon turn and the hunters become the hunted. The once heroes of the Reich suffer the fears of being blown apart by depth charges and dying at the bottom of the ocean from lack of oxygen. The Captain has to encourage his crew and play a cat and mouse game against the enemy to get his crew safely back to Germany.