Review of Das Boot (1981) by Ann L — 26 Mar 2010
DAS BOOT.
Lives up to its reputation as one of the best war movies ever produced. This is absolutely masterful film making. There's just nothing quite like it. Everything comes together here and meshes into one cohesive unit - the exciting, dramatic plot line based upon actual events and captured in a first-rate script; expert direction under Wolfgang Petersen; the characters and ensemble cast headed up by Jurgen Prochnow, Herbert Gronemeyer, and Klaus Wennemann among others; the authentic details; and the accompanying music. I have seen both the shorter, i.e. 150-minute version, and the longer, 209-minute version, and they are both very good. However, the 209-minute movie is by far superior because in drawing out the action and the intense drama, the viewer indeed comes away with a much richer understanding of what it was like to live and work on a U-boat performing combat duty operations out to sea for possibly months at a time. Three out of every four German submariners lost their lives during WWII on assignment in these vessels. The danger and psychological pressure was immense and life threatening even when they weren't in actual combat.
This review of Das Boot (1981) was written by Ann L on 26 Mar 2010.
Das Boot has generally received very positive reviews.
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