Das Boot (1981)
Director: Wolfgang Petersen.
Cast: Jurgen Prochnow (Captain), Herbert Gronemeyer (Lt. Werner/Correspondent), Klaus Wennemann (Chief Engineer), Hubertus Bengsch (1st Lt./Number One), Martin Semmelrogge (2nd Lieutenant), Bernd Tauber (Chief Quartermaster).
In the early days of World War II, the German submarines (u-boats) were the scourge of the Atlantic. Over time, however, the Allies improved their convoy procedures (allowing greater protection from u-boat attack) and their anti-submarine weaponry. With these changes, serving on a u-boat was the most dangerous occupation a German serviceman could have.
This movie is anti-war in stressing the futility of war. The German submariners survive tremendous danger only to find themselves in even greater danger.
Among German films, it was the highest-ranked in the Landmark Theaters Favorite Foreign Films Poll; it was the highest-ranked German film in the IMDb (ranked #46 as of October 2005); and it was also nominated for six Academy Awards, the most ever for a German film.
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