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Das Boot (Director's Cut)

When the hunters become the hunted.

Features: Director's Cut, DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, English, French, Spanish, Dubbed & Subtitled

This is director Wolfgang Petersen's (In The Line Of Fire, Air Force One) ultimate version of one of the most critically-acclaimed war movies of all time. Fully restored and remastered...60 minutes of new footage...8 tracks of digital surround sound...this is Das Boot--The Director's Cut. Autumn, 1941: 43 young German sailors aboard U-96 enter the war against Britain. They seek adventure, respect, and heroism. For them, this voyage is for glory. For their captain, a seasoned war veteran at the young age of 30, it is a mission against enemy destroyers in a blood-red sea that can devour a ship and its crew without leaving a trace. For you, this is an authentic undersea adventure inspired by the actual experiences of a WWII German photojournalist. You are deep below the waves, listening for the rumble of warships overhead, the click of depth charge detonators, the sound of your own heart beating out of your chest, holding your breath and hoping for just one more minute to live...Peterson brings the life of U-Boat crewman--no privacy, pressing claustrophobia, moments of explosive terror--authentically alive. Das Boot pioneered hand-held steadicam techniques to bring ultra realism to this masterpiece. The Director's Cut features today's advanced sound technology to place you in the heart of danger. You've never seen, heard or felt it like this before. Das Boot earned six Academy Award (1982, including Best Picture) nominations for artistic and technical excellence and is one of the most revered anti-war films in Hollywood history. Widescreen format.

"Wolfgang Petersen's direction is an exercise in pure craftsmanship." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...the most convincing war movie ever made..." Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

Editor's Note

In the midst of World War II, as the tide turns against the Axis, 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 (Jrgen Prochnow) is becoming disillusioned with the Nazi regime and with war in general. What starts out as a routine mission is soon livened up beyond the crew's expectations when their boat's surprise attack on a convoy is thwarted by a fast-moving destroyer. Battered by depth charges, the crew must pull together to survive the attacks of their unseen enemy.

Widely considered to be director Wolfgang Petersen's best film and one of the finest German films ever made, DAS BOOT is stunningly realistic in its portrayal of the cramped conditions aboard a German submarine. Based on a novel by Lothar G. Buchheim, it is a striking example of an intelligent antiwar film clothed in the guise of a military thriller.

Plot Summary

This gripping World War II drama dealing with the exploits of a German submarine crew is the highest grossing film in the history of German cinema. The crew's fight for survival while on patrol in the North Atlantic is a remarkable study in human determination.

Features

	Director's Commentary
	French Subtitles
	Scene Selection
	Behind-The-Scenes Featurette
	Spanish Audio
	English Subtitles
	Spanish Subtitles
	Interactive Menus
	German 5.1 Dolby Digital
	English 5.1 Dolby Digital

Technical Info

Release Information
	Studio: Columbia Tri-Star
	Release Date: 3/27/2007
	Running Time: 209 minutes
	Original Release Date: 1982
	Catalog ID: 22219
	UPC: 00043396222199
	Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
	Original Language: German
	Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English Dubbed, German
	Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
	Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
	1.85:1

Cast & Crew

	Herbert Gronemeyer
	Hubertus Bengsch
	Jurgen Prochnow
	Klaus Wennemann
	Lothar-Gunther Buchheim - Based On Novel By
	Wolfgang Petersen - Director
	Jost Vacano - Director of Photography
	Klaus Doldinger - Musical Score
	Gunther Rohrbach - Producer
	Wolfgang Petersen - Writer

Awards


Oscar (1983)
	Jost Vacano, Nominee, Best Cinematography
	Wolfgang Petersen, Nominee, Best Director
	Mike Le Mare, Nominee, Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
	Hannes Nikel, Nominee, Best Film Editing
	Milan Bor, et al., Nominee, Best Sound
	Wolfgang Petersen, Nominee, Best Writing, Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium

Golden Globe (1982)
	Nominee, Best Foreign Film

British Academy Awards (1983)
	Wolfgang Petersen, Nominee, Best Foregin Language Film