The 1981 war film follows the German submarine U-96 as it patrols the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. It has been lauded ...

The film was a record-breaking from the time of its release until just three years ago.

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While most agreed that "Das Boot" was king, some of the other noted submarine films include "The Wolf's Call," "Run Silent, Run Deep," and "Submarine D-1." The U-boat that inspired the film.

There are submarine movies, and then there’s Das Boot.Director Wolfgang Petersen’s look at a German U-boat crew on a hair-raisingly tense mission to sink Allied shipping in the Atlantic is ...

Filmmaker Wolfgang Petersen earned two Oscar nominations as the writer-director of the 1981 film “Das Boot,” set on a German U-boat during World War II.

Wolfgang Petersen, blockbuster director, dies at 81 00:29. Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II submarine epic "Das Boot" propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career ...

Wolfgang Petersen, whose German-language film “Das Boot” launched a successful Hollywood filmmaking career that included star-studded films like “Air Force One” and “The Perfect Storm ...

Das Boot Inspired by Wolfgang Petersen’s classic 1981 World War II movie, the crew of the U-612 embark on their maiden voyage, while back on land a woman finds herself caught between hey loyalty ...

Heralded as an antiwar masterpiece, “Das Boot” was nominated for six Oscars, including for Petersen’s direction and his adaptation of Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s best-selling 1973 novel.

The German-born director parlayed the success of 1981's "Das Boot" into a series of big-budget Hollywood films. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 64°F. Saturday, June 14th 2025 ...