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Das Boot

Das Boot (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}German pronunciation: ; lit. 'The Boat') is a 1981 West German war film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and…

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Based on
Das Boot by Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Box office
$84.9 million (equivalent to $283 million 2025)
Budget
DM 32 million (equivalent to €17.4 million 2021)
Cinematography
Jost Vacano
Country
West Germany
Directed by
Wolfgang Petersen

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Das Boot

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Triples68
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014493
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Das Boot

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related to Production · 23
Das Boot → American, Another Hollywood, Atlantic, Battle, Buchheim, Die Festung, Disagreements, German, His, In, It, Kaleun, Kapitänleutnant, Leutnant Werner, Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Paul Newman, Production, Robert Redford, Several American, The Boat
related to Soundtrack · 9
Das Boot → Doldinger, Filmmusik, German, J'attendrai, Klaus Doldinger, Rina Ketty, The, The Director's Cut, U96
related to Sequel · 6
Das Boot → Buchheim's, Die Festung, It, Like, Lothar-Günther Buchheim's, U-boat
related to Accolades · 5
Das Boot → Academy Award, All Quiet, Best Picture, German, Western Front
Production companies · 4
Das Boot → Bavaria Film, Radiant Film, SWR Fernsehen, Westdeutscher Rundfunk
related to External links · 4
Das Boot → Box Office MojoDas Boot, IMDbOfficial, Rotten TomatoesDas Boot, TCM Movie Database
Starring · 3
Das Boot → Herbert Grönemeyer, Jürgen Prochnow, Klaus Wennemann
Based on · 1
Das Boot → Das Boot by Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Box office · 1
Das Boot → $84.9 million (equivalent to $283 million 2025)
Budget · 1
Das Boot → DM 32 million (equivalent to €17.4 million 2021)

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film german crew war u-96 das boat captain u-boat officer boot also petersen production werner one release two version cut

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Das BootBased onDas Boot by Lothar-Günther Buchheim1.00infobox
Das BootBox office$84.9 million (equivalent to $283 million 2025)1.00infobox
Das BootBudgetDM 32 million (equivalent to €17.4 million 2021)1.00infobox
Das BootCinematographyJost Vacano1.00infobox
Das BootCountryWest Germany1.00infobox
Das BootDirected byWolfgang Petersen1.00infobox
Das BootDistributed byNeue Constantin Film1.00infobox
Das BootEdited byHannes Nikel1.00infobox
Das BootLanguageGerman1.00infobox
Das BootMusic byKlaus Doldinger1.00infobox
Das BootProduced byGünter Rohrbach1.00infobox
Das BootProduction companiesBavaria Film1.00infobox
Das BootProduction companiesRadiant Film1.00infobox
Das BootProduction companiesWestdeutscher Rundfunk1.00infobox
Das BootProduction companiesSWR Fernsehen1.00infobox
Das BootRelease date17 September 1981 (1981-09-17)1.00infobox
Das BootRunning time149 minutes (see below)1.00infobox
Das BootScreenplay byWolfgang Petersen1.00infobox
Das BootStarringJürgen Prochnow1.00infobox
Das BootStarringHerbert Grönemeyer1.00infobox
Das BootStarringKlaus Wennemann1.00infobox

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