It has been exhibited both as a theatrical release and as a tv miniseries 1985, in several different home video versions of various running times, and. After the movie i learned that he served on a uboat, we went to get a drink and he told me that the. It is 1942 and the german submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so called battle of the atlantic to harass and destroy english shipping. The underwater scenes retain the hypnotic rhythm of the movies sound design alien but compelling.
The first time i saw this film i could not take my eyes from it. Take advantage of great prices on bluray, merchandise, games, clothing and more. Stalingrad is one of the most brutal films ive ever seen. Arabic persian chinese subtitles is a 1981 german war film written and directed by wolfgang petersen. Oct 26, 2012 heimat, deine sterne 2008 digital remaster wilhelm strienz. Why did willenbrock leave the british sailors in the water. With better escorts of the destroyer class, however, german uboats have begun to take heavy losses. A german submarine hunts allied ships during the second world war. It was subtitled, not dubbed, but thats all i remember. The default language option is german with optional english subtitles. This book does not glorify war or the german war effort. The poor english translation was very obvious in the directors cut. This sequel to wolfgang petersens classic film takes place on a new uboat.
The boat is a 1981 west german war film written and directed by wolfgang petersen, produced by gunter rohrbach, and starring jurgen prochnow, herbert gronemeyer, and klaus wennemann. I was mesmerized with the transition of a hearty young crew leaving port evolving as the sheer moments. It tells the story of a german u boats crew during world war two. With jurgen prochnow, herbert gronemeyer, klaus wennemann, hubertus bengsch. Reading the book its great, btw, made the game even more fun. A large glass boot that must be turned as a bubble forms in the end to avoid spillage. As the original films plot ends in december 1941, the series setting takes place nine months later, in 1942.
The fact that the setting is a war is, amazingly and interestingly, only incidental to its points. The real u96 was a type viic uboat, which was the workhorse of the german submarine fleet. As the original films plot ends in december 1941, the series setting takes place. All the actors were fluent in english and dubbed themselves in the english version. Buchheim also wrote a trilogy of nonfiction books about the battle of the atlantic, the first of which is available in english translation uboat war 1986. The movie was shot silent because of exaggerated camera noise in the submarine interiors and all german and english dialogue had to be looped. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits nominated for 6 oscars. The original was in german, but this has options for english too. An inexperienced uboat crew has to survive a secret mission and a young german woman is torn between loyalty for her home country and the french resistance in.
It was a great game, and came with the paperback edition of the book as a bonus. Always used to drink a vast amount of beer, due to it being the greatest substance in existence. Literally it translates to the boat from german to english. The officers mess is so cramped that when a crew member.
The boat is a 1981 west german war film written and directed by wolfgang petersen, produced by. A german submarine hunts allied ships during the second world war, but it soon becomes the hunted. I then saw the movie, but im not sure which version. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits. Russians create 75 portraits for wwii veterans in time for ve day anniversary.