Movie · 1981
Das Boot
“On land they dreamed of being heroes. Beneath the sea they pray to be survivors.”
Released 17 September 1981 150 min Drama / History / War More from 1981 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Rita Cadillac
as Monique
Jürgen Prochnow
as Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
Klaus Wennemann
as Chief Engineer
Bernd Tauber
as Kriechbaum
Erwin Leder
as Johann 'Das Gespenst'
Hubertus Bengsch
as First Watch Officer
Heinz Hoenig
as Hinrich
Jan Fedder
as Pilgrim
Herbert Grönemeyer
as Lieutenant Werner
Martin Semmelrogge
as Second Watch Officer
Uwe Ochsenknecht
as Chief Bosun
Claude-Oliver Rudolph
as Ario
Ralf Richter
as Frenssen
Oliver Stritzel
as Schwalle
Dirk Salomon
as Markus
Martin May
as Ullmann
Joachim Bernhard
as Preacher
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The numbers
25years between the oldest and youngest billed
45Rita Cadillac — oldest on the call sheet
20Joachim Bernhard — youngest billed
28average age of the credited cast