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Das Boot (1981) REMASTERED TRAILER [HD]

Das Boot(1981)
Released
1981 · FILM

Das Boot

A cynical war correspondent boards a torpedo‑laden U‑boat in 1941 and must navigate deadly enemy waters while surviving the volatile clash of ideologies and loyalties within its hardened crew, where any misstep could sink them all.

“On land they dreamed of being heroes. Beneath the sea they pray to be survivors.”

Directed by
Wolfgang Petersen, Georg Borgel
Written by
Wolfgang Petersen, Lothar G Buchheim
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
149 min
Language
DE
DramaWar

Synopsis

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.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 163+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Hannes NikelShot by Jost VacanoScored by Klaus DoldingerDesigned by Rolf ZehetbauerSound by Karen Baker Landers Nm0048623

Box Office

1981 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.1× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$85.0M

Budget$14.0M
Worldwide gross$85.0M
break-even (2.5×)

Full synopsis

Versions & cuts

  • director's cut· 209 min
  • Original Uncut Mini-Series Version· 300 min
  • Original Uncut Version· 293 min
  • video· 138 min

Also known as

  • (Alternative Title)Anija
  • Das Booten
  • Le bateaufr
  • U-Boot 96it
  • (Bulgarian)Подводница U-96
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • GermanySep 17, 1981
  • NorwayDec 26, 1981
  • JapanJan 9, 1982
  • CanadaFeb 10, 1982
  • TürkiyeFeb 10, 1982

Companies

ProductionBavaria Film, Twin Bros. Productions, Radiant Film GmbH

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