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Das Boot: The Limit of Human Endurance in The Boat 🌊
Wolfgang Petersen’s claustrophobic classic Das Boot (The Boat) remains one of West Germany’s most famous films. It was adapted from Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s 1973 semi-autobiographical book.
Set during WWII, the story follows the German submarine U-96 and the difficulties its crew faces. A relentlessly bleak film, it holds a clear anti-war message alongside several Nazi characters clearly having reached a point of total disdain for the regime. Timely, then, and still a very impressive film.
The Very Strong Anti-War Message of Das Boot
Interesting starting point, but Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918-2007) didn’t make much of the film adaptation. He felt it didn’t properly convey his book’s anti-war message.
Our first viewing of the film wasn’t that at all. It has very clear anti-war messages and the bleakness of its ending alone makes that abundantly obvious. Not a big spoiler here, but after some horrendous ordeals out at sea the U-96 crew is all blown to smithereens by the Royal Air Force. On Christmas Eve when back on land.
What’s impressive about the film is how it portrays the ship’s crew. Although Nazi members, some have clear anti-Hitler stances, such as Kapitänleutnant Philipp Thomsen (Otto Sander). Suffering PTSD and a clear raging alcoholic, he mocks Hitler during a party.
And if that seems like too convincing a bit of drunk acting, it’s because Sander was very drunk when he filmed it. Method acting.
Another cynic is the submarine’s Kapitänleutnant (Jürgen Prochnow) who openly mocks Nazi state messages and propaganda. His crew also just come across as desperate, trapped in the submarine whilst being bombed and spending months out at sea.
For viewers, Das Boot is a psychological onslaught. Seeing this in a cinema must have been draining, but the message is very clear. At 149 minutes, you don’t get any room to breathe.
There are the tense conflicts in confined quarters, flooding, and then the long periods of intense boredom for the crew. And as the viewer, you live through all that and feel the cold, sweat, and tears.
PTSD kicks in for several crew members. With Kapitänleutnant fighting to uphold morale as his belief in the war effort dwindles. All of which builds to a crushing conclusion of total nihilistic defeat—all the suffering, for nothing.
Yes, then, not an uplifting film in any respect.
But a technically very impressive one, with a very convincing set of actors. And as you can read below, they were so convincing as they genuinely had to endure a hellish time of it.
The Production of Das Boot
This was a major West German production involving the studios Bavaria Film, Radiant Film, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, and SWR Fernsehen. They cobbled together the impressive budget of DM 32 million (€17.4 million in 2021 cash).
The film was a hit, too, making a 2025 equivalent of $283 million.
Production initially began in 1976 with Robert Redford involved in the project as Kapitänleutnant. But then the effort was cancelled, before being picked up to become the most expensive German film of its day (only beaten in expensive come 2006).
Rutger Hauer was also offered the lead role, but chose instead a role in a certain film called Blade Runner (1982).
Filming took 12 months and was chaotic and gruelling, with most of Das Boot shot in sequence (unlike most other films). This meant beard growth and weight loss is very real in the film, alongside the increasingly haggard looking actors.
The actors were warned to avoid sunlight as much as possible. The guys do end up looking very pallid by mid-way into the film and that’s why.
For scenes inside the submarine, a giant mock-up was created for the actors to do their thing in. Crew members would shake it, rock it, and tilt the shell at angles.
The director’s obsessive approach paid off with critical and commercial success.
It got six Oscar nominations, too, but didn’t win any. On the plus side, he did win the German Film Award for Best Film. All good going, even if the book’s author didn’t rate the work.
#antiWar #Cinema #DasBoot #Films #History #LotharGüntherBuchheim #Movies #TheBoat #War #WolfgangPetersen #WorldWarII #WWII -
Das Boot: The Limit of Human Endurance in The Boat 🌊
Wolfgang Petersen’s claustrophobic classic Das Boot (The Boat) remains one of West Germany’s most famous films. It was adapted from Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s 1973 semi-autobiographical book.
Set during WWII, the story follows the German submarine U-96 and the difficulties its crew faces. A relentlessly bleak film, it holds a clear anti-war message alongside several Nazi characters clearly having reached a point of total disdain for the regime. Timely, then, and still a very impressive film.
The Very Strong Anti-War Message of Das Boot
Interesting starting point, but Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918-2007) didn’t make much of the film adaptation. He felt it didn’t properly convey his book’s anti-war message.
Our first viewing of the film wasn’t that at all. It has very clear anti-war messages and the bleakness of its ending alone makes that abundantly obvious. Not a big spoiler here, but after some horrendous ordeals out at sea the U-96 crew is all blown to smithereens by the Royal Air Force. On Christmas Eve when back on land.
What’s impressive about the film is how it portrays the ship’s crew. Although Nazi members, some have clear anti-Hitler stances, such as Kapitänleutnant Philipp Thomsen (Otto Sander). Suffering PTSD and a clear raging alcoholic, he mocks Hitler during a party.
And if that seems like too convincing a bit of drunk acting, it’s because Sander was very drunk when he filmed it. Method acting.
Another cynic is the submarine’s Kapitänleutnant (Jürgen Prochnow) who openly mocks Nazi state messages and propaganda. His crew also just come across as desperate, trapped in the submarine whilst being bombed and spending months out at sea.
For viewers, Das Boot is a psychological onslaught. Seeing this in a cinema must have been draining, but the message is very clear. At 149 minutes, you don’t get any room to breathe.
There are the tense conflicts in confined quarters, flooding, and then the long periods of intense boredom for the crew. And as the viewer, you live through all that and feel the cold, sweat, and tears.
PTSD kicks in for several crew members. With Kapitänleutnant fighting to uphold morale as his belief in the war effort dwindles. All of which builds to a crushing conclusion of total nihilistic defeat—all the suffering, for nothing.
Yes, then, not an uplifting film in any respect.
But a technically very impressive one, with a very convincing set of actors. And as you can read below, they were so convincing as they genuinely had to endure a hellish time of it.
The Production of Das Boot
This was a major West German production involving the studios Bavaria Film, Radiant Film, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, and SWR Fernsehen. They cobbled together the impressive budget of DM 32 million (€17.4 million in 2021 cash).
The film was a hit, too, making a 2025 equivalent of $283 million.
Production initially began in 1976 with Robert Redford involved in the project as Kapitänleutnant. But then the effort was cancelled, before being picked up to become the most expensive German film of its day (only beaten in expensive come 2006).
Rutger Hauer was also offered the lead role, but chose instead a role in a certain film called Blade Runner (1982).
Filming took 12 months and was chaotic and gruelling, with most of Das Boot shot in sequence (unlike most other films). This meant beard growth and weight loss is very real in the film, alongside the increasingly haggard looking actors.
The actors were warned to avoid sunlight as much as possible. The guys do end up looking very pallid by mid-way into the film and that’s why.
For scenes inside the submarine, a giant mock-up was created for the actors to do their thing in. Crew members would shake it, rock it, and tilt the shell at angles.
The director’s obsessive approach paid off with critical and commercial success.
It got six Oscar nominations, too, but didn’t win any. On the plus side, he did win the German Film Award for Best Film. All good going, even if the book’s author didn’t rate the work.
#antiWar #Cinema #DasBoot #Films #History #LotharGüntherBuchheim #Movies #TheBoat #War #WolfgangPetersen #WorldWarII #WWII -
Der #Filmregisseur #WolfgangPetersen († 2022) wurde heute vor 85 Jahren als Sohn eines Marineoffiziers in #Emden geboren. Von seiner #Romanverfilmung »Das Boot« (1981) gibt es auch eine 3-teilige TV-Fassung (1985) & einen Director’s Cut (1997):
▶ Daniel Uziel, Wie wirklich kann ein #Film wirken? Die verschiedenen Versionen von #DasBoot und die Realitäten des U-Boot-Krieges, #WerkstattGeschichte 29/2001, https://werkstattgeschichte.de/alle_ausgaben/maenner
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Von #Ostfriesland nach #Hollywood
Mit „#Das_Boot“ und dem #Tatort „#Reifezeugnis“ schuf #Wolfgang #Petersen #Meisterwerke des #deutschen #Films, die ihm den Weg nach Hollywood ebneten. Dort drehte er erfolgreiche #Blockbuster. Vor 85 Jahren wurde er #geboren.
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Zufallsfund:
"…Haferkamp visits the Folkwang Museum with his ex"
#Tatort Herkunftsland: Westdeutschland https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt0073789/reviews/
#HansjörgFelmy #MariaSchell #WolfgangPetersen #FolkwangMuseum #MuseumFolkwang #Ruhrgebiet
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Now watching:
'Enemy Mine'
- directed by Wolfgang Petersen
- written by Edward Khmara
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- with Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., Brion James, Richard Marcus, Carolyn McCormick, Bumper Robinson, Jim Mapp, Lance Kerwin, Scott Kraft, Lou Michaels, Andy Geer, Henry Stolow.....#enemymine #wolfgangpetersen - #nowwatching #firstwatch - #cinema #cinemastodon #film #filmastodon #movies #moviesmastodon - #letterboxd #trakt
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Nastassja Kinski – „Geschichte einer Befreiung“ (2023)
Dieser Dokumentarfilm über Nastassja Kinski läuft bei ARTE im Rahmen der Wim-Wenders-Retrospektive – ein Kontext, der sich wie ein leiser Stachel anfühlt. Denn hier erzählt eine Frau von Szenen, die sie als Kind verletzten, gedreht im Auftrag jener Filmwelt, die sie gleichzeitig feierte. Marie-Gabrielle Fabres Film kommt ohne Pathos aus, hat aber ein feines Gespür dafür, wann sie besser schweigen musste. Denn auch ihr Schweigen wurde hier zu einem Statement, weil es den Raum für Kinskis Stimme vergrößert hat. (ARTE)
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Nastassja Kinski – „Geschichte einer Befreiung“ (2023)
Dieser Dokumentarfilm über Nastassja Kinski läuft bei ARTE im Rahmen der Wim-Wenders-Retrospektive – ein Kontext, der sich wie ein leiser Stachel anfühlt. Denn hier erzählt eine Frau von Szenen, die sie als Kind verletzten, gedreht im Auftrag jener Filmwelt, die sie gleichzeitig feierte. Marie-Gabrielle Fabres Film kommt ohne Pathos aus, hat aber ein feines Gespür dafür, wann sie besser schweigen musste. Denn auch ihr Schweigen wurde hier zu einem Statement, weil es den Raum für Kinskis Stimme vergrößert hat. (ARTE)
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Nastassja Kinski – „Geschichte einer Befreiung“ (2023)
Dieser Dokumentarfilm über Nastassja Kinski läuft bei ARTE im Rahmen der Wim-Wenders-Retrospektive – ein Kontext, der sich wie ein leiser Stachel anfühlt. Denn hier erzählt eine Frau von Szenen, die sie als Kind verletzten, gedreht im Auftrag jener Filmwelt, die sie gleichzeitig feierte. Marie-Gabrielle Fabres Film kommt ohne Pathos aus, hat aber ein feines Gespür dafür, wann sie besser schweigen musste. Denn auch ihr Schweigen wurde hier zu einem Statement, weil es den Raum für Kinskis Stimme vergrößert hat. (ARTE)
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Nastassja Kinski – „Geschichte einer Befreiung“ (2023)
Dieser Dokumentarfilm über Nastassja Kinski läuft bei ARTE im Rahmen der Wim-Wenders-Retrospektive – ein Kontext, der sich wie ein leiser Stachel anfühlt. Denn hier erzählt eine Frau von Szenen, die sie als Kind verletzten, gedreht im Auftrag jener Filmwelt, die sie gleichzeitig feierte. Marie-Gabrielle Fabres Film kommt ohne Pathos aus, hat aber ein feines Gespür dafür, wann sie besser schweigen musste. Denn auch ihr Schweigen wurde hier zu einem Statement, weil es den Raum für Kinskis Stimme vergrößert hat. (ARTE)
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Nastassja Kinski – „Geschichte einer Befreiung“ (2023)
Dieser Dokumentarfilm über Nastassja Kinski läuft bei ARTE im Rahmen der Wim-Wenders-Retrospektive – ein Kontext, der sich wie ein leiser Stachel anfühlt. Denn hier erzählt eine Frau von Szenen, die sie als Kind verletzten, gedreht im Auftrag jener Filmwelt, die sie gleichzeitig feierte. Marie-Gabrielle Fabres Film kommt ohne Pathos aus, hat aber ein feines Gespür dafür, wann sie besser schweigen musste. Denn auch ihr Schweigen wurde hier zu einem Statement, weil es den Raum für Kinskis Stimme vergrößert hat. (ARTE)
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#BehindTheScenes
#ThePerfectStorm (2000)
An unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger.Director #WolfgangPetersen 'enlightening' #GeorgeClooney 🔦
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I just watched Das Boot (Wolfgang Petersen, 1981) and rated it 6/10 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Boot?wprov=sfla1 #films #cinema #cinemastodon #DasBoot #WolfgangPetersen
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I just watched Air Force One (Wolfgang Petersen, 1997) and rated it 3/10 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_One_%28film%29?wprov=sfla1 #films #cinema #cinemastodon #AirForceOne #WolfgangPetersen #HarrisonFord #GaryOldman
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‘The NeverEnding Story’ Turns 40: Film’s Team on Casting “Real Kids” and the Planned Reboot
#MovieNews #Movies #TheNeverendingstory #WarnerBros #WolfgangPetersenhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/neverending-story-turns-40-reboot-1235954227/
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Terry Matalas is working on a remake of Enemy Mine. Details here https://bit.ly/4bZNrxF
#EnemyMine #TerryMatalas #remake #scifi #film #WolfgangPetersen #LouisGossettJr #DennisQuaid #HellInThePacific #StarTrek #StarTrekPicard
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Showrunner Terry Matalas Tackling Remake of 1980s Sci-Fi Movie ‘Enemy Mine’ (Exclusive)
#MovieNews #Movies #DennisQuaid #LouisGossettJr #StarTrekPicard #WolfgangPetersenhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-trek-picard-enemy-mine-1235922620/
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Mark Damon, Actor Turned Indie Film Exec and ‘Monster’ Producer, Dies at 91
#MovieNews #Movies #CharlizeTheron #International #JackNicholson #JoelSchumacher #MartinScorsese #Obituaries #PattyJenkins #PeterBerg #PeterGuber #RogerCorman #WolfgangPetersen -
Mark Damon, Actor Turned Indie Film Exec and ‘Monster’ Producer, Dies at 91
#MovieNews #Movies #CharlizeTheron #International #JackNicholson #JoelSchumacher #MartinScorsese #Obituaries #PattyJenkins #PeterBerg #PeterGuber #RogerCorman #WolfgangPetersen -
Mark Damon, Actor Turned Indie Film Exec and ‘Monster’ Producer, Dies at 91
#MovieNews #Movies #CharlizeTheron #International #JackNicholson #JoelSchumacher #MartinScorsese #Obituaries #PattyJenkins #PeterBerg #PeterGuber #RogerCorman #WolfgangPetersen -
Mark Damon, Actor Turned Indie Film Exec and ‘Monster’ Producer, Dies at 91
#MovieNews #Movies #CharlizeTheron #International #JackNicholson #JoelSchumacher #MartinScorsese #Obituaries #PattyJenkins #PeterBerg #PeterGuber #RogerCorman #WolfgangPetersen -
La storia infinita per immagini
#Lastoriainfinita #WolfgangPetersen #MichaelEnde #cinema #unocinema
Il montaggio di The Beauty Of che racconta l'estetica, la forma e la fotografia de La storia infinita, diretta da Wolfgang Petersen e tratta dall'omonimo capolavoro...https://www.tiziano.caviglia.name/2024/02/17/la-storia-infinita-per-immagini/12922/
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It's become a very, very rare occurrence to see Clint Eastwood acting in somebody else's movie. When he did it in 1993's "In the Line of Fire," he was very cognizant of how he worked with director Wolfgang Peterson.
#clinteastwood #InTheLineOfFire #WolfgangPetersen #90s #90smovies #1990s #1990smovies #movies #movienews #Entertainment #Entertainmentnews #Celebrities #Celebrity #celebritynews #celebrityinterviews
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#Filmfest 803 #Cinema #USA1993 #Film #Movie #Movies #MovingPicture #InTheLineofFire #ClintEastwood #WolfgangPetersen
In the Line of Fire – Die zweite Chance (In the Line of Fire, USA 1993) #Filmfest 803
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Time for a bit of Clint. #nowwatching In The Line Of Fire #classic #film #movie #wolfgangpetersen #president
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Er begann als innovativer deutscher TV-Regisseur, dann inszenierte er "Das Boot" und machte in Hollywood Karriere. Nun ist Wolfgang Petersen im Alter von 81 Jahren gestorben.
"Das Boot"-Regisseur Wolfgang Petersen gestorben | DW | 16.08.2022
#Film #Kino #Hollywood #WolfgangPetersen #DasBoot #Regisseur #Filmemacher -
Er begann als innovativer deutscher TV-Regisseur, dann inszenierte er "Das Boot" und machte in Hollywood Karriere. Nun ist Wolfgang Petersen im Alter von 81 Jahren gestorben.
"Das Boot"-Regisseur Wolfgang Petersen gestorben | DW | 16.08.2022
#Film #Kino #Hollywood #WolfgangPetersen #DasBoot #Regisseur #Filmemacher -
Petersen begann als innovativer deutscher TV-Regisseur, dann inszenierte er "Das Boot" und machte in Hollywood Karriere. Ruhestand ist für ihn kein Thema.
Regisseur Wolfgang Petersen wird 80 | DW | 13.03.2021 #Film #Kino #Hollywood #WolfgangPetersen #DasBoot #Regisseur #Filmemacher
