Plot
Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat captain (Jurgen Prochnow) and his inexperienced crew as they patrol the Atlantic and Mediterranean in search of Allied vessels, taking turns as hunter and prey.
Cast
Jürgen Prochnow
as Der Alte
Herbert Grönemeyer
as Leutnant Werner
Klaus Wennemann
as Leitender Ingenieur
Hubertus Bengsch
as Erster Wachoffizier
Martin Semmelrogge
as Zweiter Wachoffizier
Bernd Tauber
as Obersteuermann
Erwin Leder
as Obermaschinist Johann
Martin May
as Fähnrich Ullmann
Uwe Ochsenknecht
as Bootsmann Lamprecht
Claude-Oliver Rudolph
as Dieselheizer Ario
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
February 24, 1985
Last Aired Date
March 31, 1985
Production Companies
Bavaria Film
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
6
Links
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