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Das Boot, The Director's Cut (A Wolfgang Petersen Film)
starring: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Martin Semmelrogge
directed by: Wolfgang Petersen

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Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5013037085020
Format: Dolby, HiFi Sound, PAL, Surround Sound
Label: Columbia Tristar
Manufacturer: Columbia Tristar
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Columbia Tristar
Region Code: 2
Release Date: June 23, 2008
Running Time: 200 minutes
Studio: Columbia Tristar
Theatrical Release Date: February 10, 1982
Sales Rank: 30754

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Das Boot - The Mini Series (2 Disc Uncut Version) [1985]

Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Wolfgang Petersen's harrowing and claustrophobic U-boat thriller Das Boot was released as both a theatrical film and a six-hour mini-series, and remains the most expensive production ever made by a German studio. The expanded "Director's Cut" of the movie was re-released 1997 and it is this version that is available for home viewing. This epic story became an instant classic on its first release, provoking critical and audience acclaim worldwide for its sympathetic and entirely truthful portrayal of a German U-boat crew. Faithfully adapted from the bestselling novel by Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Petersen and his committed cast (led by the amazing Jürgen Prochnow) were concerned to ensure that every detail was rendered with painstaking accuracy--both physical and psychological--and the result is not only the best submarine drama ever made but also arguably the finest cinematic portrait of men at war and the terrible madness they must endure.

On the DVD: The 200-minute "Director's Cut" version of the movie not only has several major scenes restored that were not in the theatrical release but also has been digitally remastered with significantly improved sound (new sound effects have been added) and anamorphic picture. (The six-hour TV version has yet to be released.) Here, the viewer can watch the movie in the original German, with or without subtitles, or in an English dubbed version that uses the voices of many of the original cast. On the utterly engrossing commentary track, director Wolfgang Petersen and star Jürgen Prochnow talk animatedly and in great detail about every aspect of making this epic story--from model shots using Barbie dolls to meeting the Captain of the original U-boat. This is one of the most consistently rewarding commentaries on disc. Also included is a five-minute featurette that promotes this new version. --Mark Walker

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Das Superbit Boot
Spread over two discs with no extras and no space wasted, this is an outstanding DVD of an outstanding series, shown here as one long "movie" cut. The optional dubbed English audio track might offend the purists (me included), but bear in mind two things: one, the whole thing was dubbed anyway (in German), because the set was so noisy and two, the entire cast spoke English and dubbed themselves, so it's a LOT better than you might expect, should you find yourself using the English track as a means to get someone to see it! Hopefully it won't come to that...

Rating:

- Exceptional
The acting, atmosphere and unsentimental approach to this film (from a very fine book) make this a pleasure to watch. Both moving and plausible.

Highly recommended.

Rating:

- Gripping naval war drama
This is possibly the best of all Naval WW2 films, but I have just a few quibbles. Although technically very detailed and informative in most areas, as you'd expect of a German production, I did notice several faults, some minor, but a few of them, major. The Captain wasting a whole torpedo on an already destroyed tanker was ludicrous, as all U Boats were notoriously frugal with their ammo. But the main problems came with the damage she took from the British destroyer, when still in the Atlantic. Those depth charges going off so close to her would have ripped her apart, and yet she sustained relatively minor damage, a fire in the instrument room, a ruptured bilge or ballast tank, and a cracked air shaft. I say relatively minor, but all three ... Read More:

Rating:

- the most awesome war movie ever.
Wolfgang Petersen's 'Das Boot' is one of those films that words simply do not justify. Unbearably tense, this is, as they say, is how it's done. The (mis)adventures of a German U-Boat patrol prowling the Atlantic, Das Boot picked up 7 academy award nominations and remains an experience that, even by todays standards, is without equal for sheer intensity.

Here we have life on a U-Boat as hell on Earth. Days of mind-numbing boredom which gives way to sheer terror within a second when confronting the enemy (the British). In these sweaty, cramped, hellish conditions, you'll be thanking your lucky stars you're not in there with them. Filmed chronologically so the cast could look dishevelled and grow real-time beards, it's impossible ... Read More:

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- A gripping tale of a single mission underwater
Das Boot rolls out all the cliches that you would expect in a submarine movie (being depth charged, sinking to the seabed, springing leaks due to high pressure, unwanted orders coming down the wire from HQ, sinking the odd enemy and trying to speed away etc ...) however, although this film is 3 hours and 20 minutes long, it goes in very fast and does grip you throughout.

At times you may forget that these guys are actually the Germans and a U-boat team on a mission to starve our grandparents, execute millions on racial grounds and impose Fascism on us. This is so as the movie is all about ordinary guys (mostly very young) brought together by War.

In terms of personality, the captain of U-96 is a bit iffy at times and ... Read More:

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