Das Boot-Movie Review *** 08/04/2011
Posted by Films to consider in Based on a novel, Drama, German language film, Movies, World War II.trackback
Das Boot (German) 1997/1981
The Director’s Cut released in 1997
Originally released in 1981
Based on the novel by Lothar-Günther Buchheim
NOMINATED, Best Cinematography (Jost Vocano); Best Director (Wolfgang Petersen); Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing (Mike Le Mare); Best Film Editing; Best Sound; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Wolfgang Petersen), Academy Awards
WINNER, Film Award in Gold Outstanding Individual Achievement: Sound/Sound Mixing (Milan Bor); Film Award in Silver, Outstanding Feature Film, German Film Awards
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, and Martin Semmelrogge
The physical hardships and emotional toll faced by the young men of a German U-boat crew, who went to battle facing almost certain death.
This remastered version of the film, which was first shot as a German TV miniseries, gives an incredibly realistic portrayal of the close quarters in a submarine, and of the terrifying sounds in a submarine under attack.
Over three hours long, the film maintains the suspense throughout.
209 min. Rated R. Adult themes and violence.
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