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Das Boot Reviews

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In the midst of World War II, a German U-boat crew is sent out to patrol the Atlantic and fire at Allied ships bringing supplies to England. The submarine also carries a press correspondent, there to report from the front lines of nautical warfare. Meanwhile, the crew's captain (Jurgen Prochnow- IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, BEVERLY .. Read more

Starring	Jurgen Prochnow, Herbert Gronemeyer
Director	Wolfgang Petersen
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama, World Cinema

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  Tops
  
  The ultimate classic war movie. Certainly no 'feel-god' feeling here ! A fascinating film. Best watched in German with the English Subtitles - the ... read more »
  
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  - SteveG
  - Argyll, Scotland
  - 21 Feb 2004 at 16:31
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- - 0
  - 0
  You have to watch this!!
  
  Brilliant!!!!!
  
  This film has lots of 'characters' and is shot very well.
  
  The editing is really good and the acting is brilliant... read more »
  
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- - TonyTiger55
  - 2 reviews
  - 14 May 2012 at 01:21
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  gritty and realistic
  
  cracker of a film really protrays what war was really like and the limits of what men can achieve when faced with life and death situations. in my top three of ... read more »
  
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- - tomhgp
  - 2 reviews
  - Londonderry
  - 26 Apr 2012 at 19:11
- - 1
  - 0
  Excellent realistic film
  
  A World War 2 movie from the German perspective for a change following the fortunes of a U-boat crew. An excellent story line realistic scenes and well acted. ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 07 Apr 2012 at 10:58
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  Das Boot..
  
  A must see war film. Very long but gripping. A story of survival against the odds. ..highly recommended if you haven't seen it yet.
  
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- - a customer
  - 21 Mar 2012 at 10:28
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  - 5
  Bad dubbing = bad experience.
  
  I'm pretty sure that this would be a great film had I managed to get more than 20 minutes in to it.
  
  However, the copy I was sent by Love Film was... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 22 Feb 2012 at 22:20
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  superb movie
  
  Superb film, very faithful to novel, perhaps a tad disjointed as a result but that's to be expected as there is a lot of atmosphere to portray
  
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  - 17 Jan 2012 at 10:35
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  Acting was quite good...
  
  Acting...Wow!
  
  Don`t know what eles to say... Err... Wow! Err... Wow... Ere must see?
  
  Err, you have to watch this.
  
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- - a customer
  - 15 Dec 2011 at 22:02
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  Best WW2 Sub Film Out
  
  Although this film is getting on a bit, it is still one of the best WW2 sub films around. This has to be the best release of the film yet. Almost the complete ... read more »
  
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- - ThePublican
  - 4 reviews
  - Leicester
  - 24 Oct 2011 at 19:26
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  THE must see German war movie.
  
  One of my all time favourite movies. Best watched in german with English subtitles.
  
  The filiming of this movie was done in a to scale set of an ... read more »
  
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- - Exile_WCB
  - 4 reviews
  - 05 Oct 2011 at 13:33
- - 1
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  Das Boot ....Brilliant!!
  
  What a pleasant change to see'the other side' portrayed as normal human beings with flaws and capable of great heroism...one of the most accomplished ... read more »
  
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- - Dude0203
  - 71 reviews
  - Wirral
  - 05 Sep 2011 at 11:02
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- - 32
  - 3
  Tops
  
  The ultimate classic war movie. Certainly no 'feel-god' feeling here ! A fascinating film. Best watched in German with the English Subtitles - the ... read more »
  
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  - SteveG
  - Argyll, Scotland
  - 21 Feb 2004 at 16:31
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  "Now it gets psychological, friends"
  
  A claustrophobic, harrowing, gripping three-hour film which proves to be an excellent example of "less is more" film-making.
  
  It follows a U... read more »
  
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- - Tinderbox
  - England
  - 29 Jul 2004 at 12:08
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  Watch It
  
  The battle fatigued crew of a German U Boat in 1941 struggle through another patrol in the dangerous waters of the Atlantic. No American style heroics just ... read more »
  
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- - Mike Salt
  - Manchester
  - 29 Jul 2004 at 23:06
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  Classy
  
  Das Boot is a very classy tense and atmospheric film with a strong anti war message. The sweaty claustrophobia and fear is portrayed to great effect. There ... read more »
  
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- - easy
  - Devon
  - 05 Aug 2004 at 11:41
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  - 5
  Submarine Excellence.
  
  This is one of the most true to life submarine war films you are ever likely to see. Don’t be put off by the fact it was made 25 years ago as it has ... read more »
  
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- - D. Clark
  - Eastbourne, England.
  - 16 May 2006 at 14:25
- - 14
  - 1
  Pure brilliance
  
  The film is basically about the life on aboard a German World War II U-Boat, whilst on patrol in the Altantic.
  
  The film is very well made and the ... read more »
  
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- - Michael Oglesby
  - Norwich
  - 19 Nov 2004 at 12:24
- - 9
  - 1
  MonuMental
  
  Once you are inside Das Boot you can feel yourself submerging into the claustrophobia of what must have been total hell. The pressure is on and the tension is ... read more »
  
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- - DanHFox
  - West Mids
  - 07 Mar 2004 at 22:53
- - 8
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  Sends a shockwave through all other submarine film
  
  Thinking this is yet another submarine film? This is THE submarine film. The mould that others trying to follow.
  
  Watched in the original German, with... read more »
  
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- - JustAnOpinion
  - Surrey
  - 13 May 2005 at 11:48
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  - 1
  Whose Side Are You On?
  
  This is a very powerful film. You follow a German U-Boat Crew in operations during the second world war. The film really draws you into sympathy for what the ... read more »
  
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- - Stewart
  - Coventry, England
  - 04 Mar 2005 at 11:36
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  - 4
  another German war movie
  
  I couldn't watch the entire film because it was soooooooo bad. My partner rented it without telling me. I would've thought that he'd had enough of... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Aylesbury, England
  - 06 Oct 2006 at 17:18

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