Das Boot: The Director's Cut

Wolfgang Petersen's director's cut version of life on a German U-96 features considerable material cut from the original feature. Regarded as one of the most accurate representations of Germany's elite U-Boat crewmen during World War Two, the story is told from the crew's perspective and emphasises both the long periods of boredom they put up with and the claustrophobic terror they experience when engaging the enemy. The central character of the tale is Lt. Werner (Herbert Gronemeyer), a war correspondent who is posted to the U-96 to observe life under Captain Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (Jürgen Prochnow) and Chief Engineer Fritz Grade (Klaus Wennemann).

Cinematographer: Jost Vacano
Actor: Heinz Hoenig
Actor: Herbert Gronemeyer
Actor: Klaus Wennemann
Actor: Hubertus Bengsch
Actor: Bernd Tauber
Actor: Erwin Leder
Actor: Martin May
Actor: Jan Fedder
Actor: Martin Semmelrogge
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Writer: Wolfgang Petersen
Music: Klaus Doldinger
Producer: Günter Rohrbach
Producer: Ortwin Freyermuth
Actor: Jürgen Prochnow