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Das Boot

Das Boot

When the hunters become the hunted.

19858.61 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Wolfgang Petersen
Written by Wolfgang Petersen, Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Dean Riesner
NetworksDas Erste

Top Cast

Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow

Der Alte

Herbert Grönemeyer

Herbert Grönemeyer

Leutnant Werner

Klaus Wennemann

Klaus Wennemann

Leitender Ingenieur

Hubertus Bengsch

Hubertus Bengsch

Erster Wachoffizier

Martin Semmelrogge

Martin Semmelrogge

Zweiter Wachoffizier

Bernd Tauber

Bernd Tauber

Obersteuermann

Erwin Leder

Erwin Leder

Obermaschinist Johann

Martin May

Martin May

Fähnrich Ullmann

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Bootsmann Lamprecht

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Dieselheizer Ario

Themes & Keywords

world war ii

About Das Boot

Das Boot is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 1985 exploring themes of world war ii. Created by Wolfgang Petersen, it stars Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann. 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.

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