Title:
Das Boot
Author:
Petersen, Wolfgang.
Edition:
2 disc collector's set.
Publication Information:
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2011]
Physical Description:
2 blu-ray discs (208 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so-called 'Battle of the Atlantic' to harass and destroy English shipping. With better escorts of the destroyer class, however, German U-Boats have begun to take heavy losses. This story of one U-Boat crew details how these submariners maintained their professionalism as soldiers and attempted to accomplish impossible missions, while attempting to understand and obey the ideology of the government under which they served.
General Note:
Based on the novel by Lothar-Günther Buchheim.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1981.
Special features: Wolfgang Petersen back to the boat documentary ; Going deeper: Maria's take, the perfect boat-The director's cut ; Captain's tour inside the boat ; The battle of the Atlantic (1983) ; Behind the scenes (1981) ; Commentary with director Wolfgang Petersen.
Language:
German
English
French
Contents:
Disc 1. Director's cut / producer, Ortwin Freyermuth (208 min.) -- Disc 2. Original theatrical version (149 min.).
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: R; for some war violence and brief language.
Added Corporate Author:
UPC:
043396379688
Format :
Blu-Ray
