Principal cast
Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch and Martin Semmelrogge
Film 483 of 498 on the Screen Path
Das Boot
On land they dreamed of being heroes. Beneath the sea they pray to be survivors.
About the film
Das Boot at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1981 film at stop 483 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
Key craft credits
Jost Vacano (director of photography), Hannes Nikel (editor), Klaus Doldinger (original music composer), Dean Riesner (screenplay) and Wolfgang Petersen (screenplay)
- Director
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Release
- 1981-09-17
- Runtime
- 150 minutes
- Genres
- Drama, History and War
- Country
- Germany
- Quiz
- 10 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 10 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
10 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Jürgen ProchnowCharacter: Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
- Herbert GrönemeyerCharacter: Leutnant Werner
- Klaus WennemannCharacter: Chef Ingenieur
- Hubertus BengschCharacter: First Watch Officer
- Martin SemmelroggeCharacter: Second Watch Officer
- Bernd TauberCharacter: Kriechbaum
- Erwin LederCharacter: Johann 'Das Gespenst'
- Martin MayCharacter: Ullmann
- Heinz HoenigCharacter: Hinrich
- Uwe OchsenknechtCharacter: Chief Bosun
- Claude-Oliver RudolphCharacter: Ario
- Jan FedderCharacter: Pilgrim
Full crew
Full crew
- Wolfgang PetersenCredits: Director, Screenplay
- Lothar-Günther BuchheimCredits: Novel
- Günter RohrbachCredits: Producer
- Michael BittinsCredits: Producer, Production Manager
- Monika BauertCredits: Costume Design
- Mark Damon JohnsonCredits: Executive Producer
- Klaus DoldingerCredits: Original Music Composer
- Götz WeidnerCredits: Art Direction
- Jost VacanoCredits: Director of Photography
- Hannes NikelCredits: Editor, Second Unit Director
- Willy SchlenterCredits: Casting
- Ortwin FreyermuthCredits: Producer
- John W. HydeCredits: Executive Producer
- Edward R. PressmanCredits: Executive Producer
- Dean RiesnerCredits: Screenplay
- Walter E. RicharzCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Mel KutbayCredits: Foley
- Rüdiger von SperlCredits: Makeup Artist
- Philipp von SeilCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Hans-Walter KramskiCredits: Foley
- Ago von SperlCredits: Makeup Artist
- Alan WillisCredits: Music Editor
- Alfred RascheCredits: Makeup Artist
- Isabel ProchnowCredits: Script Supervisor
- Peter HorrocksCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Karola StorrCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Karl-Heinz VogelmannCredits: Still Photographer
- Albrecht von BethmannCredits: Sound Recordist
- Heinz SchürerCredits: Sound Recordist
- Karsten UllrichCredits: Sound Recordist
- Werner BöhmCredits: Sound Recordist
- Friedrich ThalerCredits: Scenic Artist
- William H. BrownCredits: Post Production Supervisor
- Stanislav LiteraCredits: Sound Recordist
- Mike RutterCredits: Assistant Camera
- Georg BorgelCredits: First Assistant Director
- Ernst WildCredits: Additional Photography
- Trevor PykeCredits: Sound Mixer
- Lutz HengstCredits: Production Executive
- Mike Le MareCredits: Sound Editor
- Milan BorCredits: Sound Mixer
- Rolf ZehetbauerCredits: Production Design
- Willi ZopfCredits: Electrician
- Peter DürstCredits: Property Master
- Willi NeunerCredits: Special Effects
- Karl-Heinz BochnigCredits: Special Effects
- Ludwig SauermannCredits: Key Grip
- Iko DimitriCredits: Electrician
- Philippe DussartCredits: Production Manager
- Rüdiger WagnerCredits: Property Master
- Marie-Antoinette PetersenCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Franz SchlammerCredits: Electrician
- Ingrid von AnkaCredits: Production Secretary
- Caroline PerchaudCredits: Production Secretary
- Monika MoritzCredits: Property Master
- Karl BaumgartnerCredits: Special Effects Supervisor
- Max GretmannCredits: Special Effects
- Franz KirschkeCredits: Special Effects
- Rudi DenkCredits: Electrician
- Isabel GoslarCredits: Continuity
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