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. There's very little plot, so the movie's power comes from both its riveting, epic battle scenes and its details of the boring hours spent waiting for orders or signs of the enemy. With the exception of one staunch Hitler Youth lieutenant, none of the crew is particularly loyal to the Nazis, and some are openly hostile toward their Fuhrer; this allows viewer sympathy with the men as they perform their laborious, monotonous duties in cramped, filthy quarters, or await death as depth charges explode all around the sub. Prochnow is excellent as the nerves-of-steel commander, and many of the supporting actors -- all German -- are solid as well, although the characterizations border on war movie clichés (the young crewman who has left behind his pregnant girlfriend, the Chief Engineer whose wife is seriously ill). The real star, however, is cinematographer Jost Vacano, who makes the sub's grimy, claustrophobic interior come to vivid life, as his camera follows the crew through hatches, up ladders, into bunks, and under pipes, creating a palpable sense of claustrophobia while injecting it with movement. This release is the 6 episode uncut mini-series.
STARS.........: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann DIRECTOR......: Wolfgang Peterson WRITER........: Wolfgang Petersen, Lothar G. Buchheim (novel) GENRE.........: War, Action, Drama IMDB RATING...: 9.0/10 13,516 votes IMDB link.....: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081834 RUNTIME.......: 5h 21mn SIZE..........: 6.76GB VIDEO CODEC...: HEVC ([email protected]) RESOLUTION....: 1920x1080 ASPECT RATIO..: 1.77:1 BITRATE.......: 2500 Kbps (3-pass) FRAMERATE.....: 23.976 fps AUDIO.........: German E-AC3 5.1 512kbps CHAPTERS......: Yes SUBTITLES.....: ENG SOURCE........: Blu Ray ENCODED BY....: Sartre ENCODE DATE...: 2017-03-05
Video was encoded to the theatrical frame rate and audio synced with proper pitch.
Episode 1: Operation Atlantik Episode 2: Auf Suchkurs Episode 3: Angriff Episode 4: Himmelfahrtskommando Episode 5: Auf Grund Episode 6: In der Heimat