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Das Boot

1985 1 seasons · 6 eps German

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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.

“When the hunters become the hunted.”

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Cast

Jürgen Prochnow
Der Alte
Herbert Grönemeyer
Leutnant Werner
Klaus Wennemann
Leitender Ingenieur
Hubertus Bengsch
Erster Wachoffizier
Martin Semmelrogge
Zweiter Wachoffizier
Bernd Tauber
Obersteuermann
Erwin Leder
Obermaschinist Johann
Martin May
Fähnrich Ullmann

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Wolfgang Petersen

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MONEY

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1 season · 6 episodes total · ~6 per season.

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RUNTIME

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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.

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RUNTIME

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Roughly 5 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.

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ERA

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Premiered 1985 and has since ended.

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TMDB status: "Ended".

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CINEMA

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Show type: Miniseries.

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CAST

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Created by Wolfgang Petersen.

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CAST

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18 series regulars — a large ensemble that can carry branching arcs.

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The technical file

Seasons: 1
Total episodes: 6
Avg episode length: 52 min
Premiered: 1985-02-24
Last aired: 1985-03-31
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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