Das Boot

Released Year: 1981

Certificate: R

Runtime: 149 minutes

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 86

Director: Wolfgang Petersen

Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch

No of Votes: 231855

Gross: 11487676

Overview: The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth and sheer terror.

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