Boot, Das

Plot summary

It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so called "Battle of the Atlantic" to harass and destroy English shipping. With better escorts of the Destroyer Class, however, German U-Boats have begun to take heavy losses. "Das Boot" is the story of one such U-Boat crew, with the film examining how these submariners maintained their professionalism as soldiers, attempted to accomplish impossible missions, while all the time attempting to understand and obey the ideology of the government under which they served. Written by Anthony Hughes {husnock31@hotmail.com}

A detailed look into the claustrophobic and terrifying world of a German U-boat crew hunting ships from undersea. Gritty, realistic, and peppered with black humour, this is one of the few sympathetic portrayals of the war from the German side to be released in western distribution. Written by Keith Loh {loh@sfu.ca}

Cast of Boot, Das

	Jürgen Prochnow	...	Der Alte/Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
	Herbert Grönemeyer	...	Lt. Werner/Correspondent
	Klaus Wennemann	...	Der Leitende/Der LI/Chief Engineer/Fritz Grade
	Hubertus Bengsch	...	1st Lieutenant/Number One/1WO
	Martin Semmelrogge	...	2nd Lieutenant/2WO
	Bernd Tauber	...	Kriechbaum/Chief Quartermaster/Navigator
	Erwin Leder	...	Johann
	Martin May	...	Ullman
	Heinz Hoenig	...	Hinrich
	Uwe Ochsenknecht	...	Chief Bosun
	Claude-Oliver Rudolph	...	Ario
	Jan Fedder	...	Pilgrim
	Ralf Richter	...	Frenssen
	Joachim Bernhard	...	Preacher
	Oliver Stritzel	...	Schwalle