Das Boot - The Director's Cut
starring: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Martin Semmelrogge
directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
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Autumn 1941 43 young german sailors aboard u-96 enter the war against britain. They seek adventure respect and heroism. For them this voyage is for glory. For their captain a seasoned war veteran at the young ages of 30 it is a mission against enemy destroyers in a blood-red sea that can devour a ship.Studio: Sony Pictures Home EntRelease Date: 03/27/2007Starring: Jurgen Prochnow Klaus WennemannRun time: 208 minutesRating: RDirector: Wolfgang Petersen
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This is the restored, 209-minute director's cut of Wolfgang Petersen's harrowing and claustrophobic U-boat thriller, which was theatrically rereleased in 1997. Originally made as a five-hour miniseries, this version devotes more time to getting to know the crew before they and their stoic captain (Jürgen Prochnow) get aboard their U-boat and find themselves stranded at the bottom of the sea. Das Boot puts you inside that submerged vessel and explores the physical and emotional tensions of the situation with a vivid, terrifying realism that few movies can match. As Petersen tightens the screws and the submerged ship blows bolts, the pressure builds to such unbearable levels that you may be tempted to escape for a nice walk on solid land in the great outdoors--only you wouldn't dream of looking away from the screen. --Jim Emerson
Autumn 1941 43 young german sailors aboard u-96 enter the war against britain. They seek adventure respect and heroism. For them this voyage is for glory. For their captain a seasoned war veteran at the young ages of 30 it is a mission against enemy destroyers in a blood-red sea that can devour a ship.Studio: Sony Pictures Home EntRelease Date: 03/27/2007Starring: Jurgen Prochnow Klaus WennemannRun time: 208 minutesRating: RDirector: Wolfgang Petersen
Amazon.com:
This is the restored, 209-minute director's cut of Wolfgang Petersen's harrowing and claustrophobic U-boat thriller, which was theatrically rereleased in 1997. Originally made as a five-hour miniseries, this version devotes more time to getting to know the crew before they and their stoic captain (Jürgen Prochnow) get aboard their U-boat and find themselves stranded at the bottom of the sea. Das Boot puts you inside that submerged vessel and explores the physical and emotional tensions of the situation with a vivid, terrifying realism that few movies can match. As Petersen tightens the screws and the submerged ship blows bolts, the pressure builds to such unbearable levels that you may be tempted to escape for a nice walk on solid land in the great outdoors--only you wouldn't dream of looking away from the screen. --Jim Emerson
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- Phenomenal
There is barely a line of dialogue, gesture or expression that does not ring true in this brilliant account.A benchmark production of its genre, particularly when one recalls it did not have the computer-generated imagery available to say Band of Brothers, or the budget of Titanic. Given this, it would be picky to complain that the odd shot of blazing ships looks a little unconvincing.Fantastic.
Rating: - " The Other Side of War "
Wolfgang Peterson, wrote and directed this superb film of submarine life during World War II. When first seen by an American audience, reactions were mixed. Halfway into the film, the German crew begins to exhibit some universal traits which touch the heart of anyone fighting for a cause. Gone is the reason why the seamen are fighting often-times an unseen enemy. The reasons are replaced by a plethora of dangerous and certainly dramatic events which allow an audience to see the life and death struggle ... Read More
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- "THE" German WWII story of the submarine Battle
The title tells the story. The movie is an all encompassing story of the
war under-seas; it is not a nice story of heros - but the tale of people
dying for no explainable reason.
Rating: - This 209-Minute Version Is A Good One
This 1985 effort was re-issued with a longer VHS version in 1997 with surround sound and 60 minutes added to the original video, then put on DVD with 5.1 surround sound. All these improvements made a good movie even better.
Considering most of this 209 minute film is done inside a U-boat, a submarine, it's very nicely filmed. Jurgen Prochnow, who plays the lead character - the captain of the boat - is a manly, rough-looking-but- compassionate human being who's riveting to watch. Just as interesting ... Read More
Rating: - Best Sub Movie
This is the best submarine movie made. More realistic than the clean U S sub movies. The sub is cramped, dirty, smelly.The crew is terrified.Depth charges don't make their day.
- PhenomenalThere is barely a line of dialogue, gesture or expression that does not ring true in this brilliant account.A benchmark production of its genre, particularly when one recalls it did not have the computer-generated imagery available to say Band of Brothers, or the budget of Titanic. Given this, it would be picky to complain that the odd shot of blazing ships looks a little unconvincing.Fantastic.
- " The Other Side of War "Wolfgang Peterson, wrote and directed this superb film of submarine life during World War II. When first seen by an American audience, reactions were mixed. Halfway into the film, the German crew begins to exhibit some universal traits which touch the heart of anyone fighting for a cause. Gone is the reason why the seamen are fighting often-times an unseen enemy. The reasons are replaced by a plethora of dangerous and certainly dramatic events which allow an audience to see the life and death struggle ... Read More
- "THE" German WWII story of the submarine Battle The title tells the story. The movie is an all encompassing story of the
war under-seas; it is not a nice story of heros - but the tale of people
dying for no explainable reason.
- This 209-Minute Version Is A Good OneThis 1985 effort was re-issued with a longer VHS version in 1997 with surround sound and 60 minutes added to the original video, then put on DVD with 5.1 surround sound. All these improvements made a good movie even better.
Considering most of this 209 minute film is done inside a U-boat, a submarine, it's very nicely filmed. Jurgen Prochnow, who plays the lead character - the captain of the boat - is a manly, rough-looking-but- compassionate human being who's riveting to watch. Just as interesting ... Read More
- Best Sub MovieThis is the best submarine movie made. More realistic than the clean U S sub movies. The sub is cramped, dirty, smelly.The crew is terrified.Depth charges don't make their day.
