Cinematic background from Das Boot 1981 - 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.

Das Boot

1981

Drama, War

Directors:
Wolfgang Petersen
Writers:
Wolfgang Petersen, Lothar G. Buchheim
Official poster of Das Boot 1981 directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man with a beard is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – Two men in business suits posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man in a suit and tie smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – Two men standing on the deck of a boat at sunset; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man and a woman in a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man holding a glass of wine in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man in a suit and tie standing next to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of men standing next to each other eating food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man with a beard wearing a hat saluting; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man with headphones on looking at a clock in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of people sitting at a table with food; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of men in uniform are standing in a row; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man in uniform speaking to a crowd; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man wearing a suit and tie in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man with a long beard is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of men standing next to each other in suits; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of men sitting in a ship's porthole; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of people on a boat watching the sun go down; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A woman in a long red dress singing into a microphone; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man wearing a hat and a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A young man is adjusting his tie in a dimly - lit room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A person with a beard looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of men standing next to each other in military uniforms; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of men sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of people sitting in a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of people sitting around a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of people sitting at a table with plates of food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A person with a head wound; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of people sitting around a room with drinks; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of men sitting next to each other on top of a boat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A couple of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A woman in a red and gold dress singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – Two men are looking at a piece of paper; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A woman in a red dress singing in front of a crowd; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – Two people walking down a street next to an old boat; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – Two men wearing hats and ear muffs posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A person with green eyes and a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A person in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man with a beard is sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – An old photo of a young girl sitting on a bench; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of people sitting in a room with tables; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man wearing a captain's hat in a ship; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man in a suit and tie standing next to another man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A young man adjusting his tie in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – Two men standing next to each other holding wine glasses; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man in a naval uniform is drinking from a bottle of beer; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of men sitting around a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of people standing next to a large metal object; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – Two men looking into the distance in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of people sitting in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of people sitting in a room with lights on; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man wearing a hat and a leather jacket; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A large body of water near a large city; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of people standing next to a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man laying in a bed with pillows on the floor; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of people standing on top of a boat; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – Two men laying on the ground next to a body of water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man wearing a captain's hat in a ship; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of men walking in a warehouse; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of men standing next to each other in water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A man wearing a hat in a room with other men; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Das Boot” (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen – A group of men sitting next to each other in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle