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After meeting another German crew, they realize that other ships are off track as well, so there are big gaps in the Überwachungskette (supervisory chain).Įventually, U 96 approaches to an enemy convoy and sinks two enemy ships and damages a third one seriously. After this, heavy storms appear and the submarine has to dive from time to time because it´s hard to keep on track on the surface and it´s getting impossible to locate the own position. A torpedo attack to a single Zerstörer (destroyer) fails and the U 96 is being attacked by Wasserbomben (depth charges) for the first time. But first, there is no enemy contact so the crew is beginning to get bored and partly starts mobbing Lt. He will soon change his romantic imagination of a dangerous trip with enemy contact like this. Werner (Herbert Grönemeyer) is also aboard. Kriegsberichterstatter (war correspondant) Lt. But the battle gets harder and harder because the merchant ships are accompanied by destroyers.Īfter a hard drinking party in La Rochelle (France), the submarine U96 also has to set sail.

German U-Boote (submarines) have the mission to sink Handelsschiffe (merchant ships) that supply England with important goods. Well, the action takes place in 1941 during World War 2. This one is remastered as well, but the Director´s Cut is still better in quality.

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This version is totally remastered and has much better sound and images than the original one.Īnd last but not least, in 2004 the TV Version was also released on DVD. In 1997 the Director´s Cut was published. This one is much longer (almost 5 hours) than the first version. In the USA this version was shown in 1982. The most famous version is the first one, the „cinema version“ from 1981 that also has been nominiert (nominated) for an Oscar.

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Meanwhile there are four versions of the movie which partly are pretty different. The movie is based on a Roman (novel) with the same title by Lothar-Günther Buchheim. Klaus Wennemann: Leitender Ingenieur (LI) Here are some of them, maybe you have alreday heard of them: The first one is called „Das Boot“ and was made back in 1981.ĭue to its Erfolg (success), the movie was not only the breakthrough for director Wolfgang Petersen, but also for most of its cast.

Beside the introduction of German music, I also want to show you some important German movies.

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