Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

54 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Jan. 10, 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.

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

54 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Jan. 10, 2021

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
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.
Producers ARTE GEIE, Bremedia Produktion
Original title Das Boot – Welterfolg aus der Tiefe
Directors Sven Fermeling, Georg Grill
Writers Sven Fermeling, Georg Grill

Cast

Ulrike Knospe

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

as Self - Das Boot Actor

Monika Bauert

as Self - Das Boot Costume Designer

Herrmann Friedrich

as Self - U-96 Crew Member

Hans-Joachim Krug

as Self - Military Advisor

Günter Rohrbach

as Self - Das Boot Producer

Rolf Zehetbauer

as Self - Das Boot Production Designer

Herbert Grönemeyer

as Self - Das Boot Actor

Wolfgang Petersen

as Self - Das Boot Screenwriter and Director

Otto Sander

as Self - Das Boot Actor

Götz Weidner

as Self - Das Boot Art Director

Jan-Michael Brandt

as Self - Das Boot Production Assistant

Ludwig Huppmann

as Self - Das Boot Stuntman

Martin Semmelrogge

as Self - Das Boot Actor

Ralf Richter

as Self - Das Boot Actor

Erwin Leder

as Self - Das Boot Actor

Jürgen Prochnow

as Self - Das Boot Actor

Philipp von Seil

as Self - Das Boot Assistant Art Director (voice)

Dirk Salomon

as Self - Das Boot Actor (voice)

Jan Fedder

as Self - Das Boot Actor

Martin May

as Self - Das Boot Actor

Jost Vacano

as Self - Das Boot DOP (voice)

Arno Kral

as Self - Das Boot Actor (voice)

Peter Dürst

as Self - Das Boot Property Master

Bernd Tauber

as Self - Das Boot Actor

Heinz Hoenig

as Self - Das Boot Actor

Mel Kutbay

as Self - Das Boot Foley Artist

Martin Hemme

as Self - Das Boot Actor

Ferdinand Schaal

as Self - Das Boot Actor

Karl Baumgartner

as Self - Das Boot SFX Supervisor

Thomas Nikel

as Self - Film Editor

Klaus Doldinger

as Self - Das Boot Music Composer

Hubertus Bengsch

as Self - Das Boot Actor (archive footage)

Don Siegel

as Himself (archive footage)

Lothar-Günther Buchheim

as Himself (archive footage)

John Sturges

as Himself (archive footage)

Karl Baumgartner

as Himself (archive footage)