As the original film s plot ends in december 1941, the series setting takes place nine months later, in 1942. It has been exhibited both as a theatrical release and as a tv miniseries 1985, in several different. Having read the novel has given me a greater appreciation for the film which was very well executed. This is a story of hard choice, survival, the limit of human feelings and hard true of life of. A german submarine hunts allied ships during the second world war. The characteristic lead melody of the soundtrack, composed and produced by klaus doldinger, took on a life of its own after german rave group u96 created a remixed techno version in 1991. I made this track editing together two tracks called anfang and titel. This is the submarine movie that all submarine movies try to be, this movie humanizes a group of german u boat sailors and tells their incredible story that will.
Buchheim also wrote a trilogy of nonfiction books about the battle of the atlantic, the first of which is available in english translation uboat war 1986. Wolfgang petersen born 14 march 1941 is a german film director, film producer and screenwriter. It reaches out to you through the screen and softly pulls you into its world. Messerschmitt me 262 schwalbe first flight over berlin after 61 years, historical footage. The crew of famous submarine under the leadership of captain klaus hoffmann is to go through more complicated things and armed clashes. I find that the film and the novel very nicely complement each other. To this day, it holds the record for the most academy award nominations for a german film. 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. Subtitle will be displayed below the video, you can click on every single word to get translated. This 1997 release of wolfgang petersens directors cut, is not a minor readjustment but a substantially longer film, running 210 minutes. With jurgen prochnow, herbert gronemeyer, klaus wennemann, hubertus bengsch.
The action takes place in 1942 a few months after the allies managed to crack the code of enigma. Free online custom tv series dvd cover art library. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits. German uboat real star of new second world war drama. After the movie i learned that he served on a uboat, we went to get a drink and he. The pressure pushes all good thoughts, all good memories, all. With better escorts of the destroyer class, however, german uboats have begun to take heavy losses.
A german submarine hunts allied ships during the second world war, but it soon becomes the hunted. Jul 04, 2015 breaking news queen officially bans sussex royal usebut meghan will fight back. It has been exhibited both as a theatrical release and as a tv miniseries 1985, in several different home video versions of various running times, and. The photographs were initially published in his 1976 memoir ubootkrieg uboat war. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime.
It is 1942 and the german submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the. The boat is a 1981 west german war film written and directed by wolfgang petersen, produced by gunter rohrbach, and starring jurgen prochnow, herbert gronemeyer, and klaus wennemann. Wolfgang petersen born 14 march 1941 is a german film director and screenwriter. A new wave of antinazi movement began in the occupied territories. Fsharetv provides a feature to display and translate words in the subtitle you can activate this feature by clicking on the icon located in the video player. You sympathize with the crew, and feel their plight as they struggle, cramped in a rickety uboat against the odds. The movie follows a wwii uboat on one of its patrols.