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Das Boot

Seen it?

1985 | 1 seasons | 52 min | Drama, War & Politics

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and a small audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved Band of Brothers or The Pacific, start here.
The mood
Intense.
The pace
One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 52 minutes, about 5 hours in all.
What might put you off
It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat captain (Jurgen Prochnow) and his inexperienced crew as they patrol the Atlantic and Mediterranean in search of Allied vessels, taking turns as hunter and prey.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    8.6 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Limited series that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 3K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Created by Wolfgang Petersen

  • Jürgen ProchnowDer Alte
  • Herbert GrönemeyerLeutnant Werner
  • Klaus WennemannLeitender Ingenieur
  • Hubertus BengschErster Wachoffizier
  • Martin SemmelroggeZweiter Wachoffizier
  • Bernd TauberObersteuermann
  • Erwin LederObermaschinist Johann
  • Martin MayFähnrich Ullmann
  • Uwe OchsenknechtBootsmann Lamprecht
  • Claude-Oliver RudolphDieselheizer Ario