How many versions of Das Boot are there?

It contains more than 30 hours of material: the Director’s Cut (208 min.), the Original Cinema version (149 min.), the complete TV Series in 6 parts (“The Original Uncut Version”, 308 min.), Bonus Material (202 min.

What boat was used in Das Boot?

The screenplay was inspired in part by exploits of the real life U-96, a Type VIIC-class U-boat. Development work on Das Boot started in 1979.

Is there an English version of Das Boot?

The Director’s Cut version offers the original German audio as well as dubbed English and Spanish, with subtitles available in English, Spanish, and French.

Is Das Boot all in subtitles?

And those stories can be a bit difficult to follow because, well, almost all of this series is spoken in German. Of course, there are subtitles, but the dialogue goes back and forth so quickly that it can be difficult to keep up.

Are there two versions of Das Boot?

The blu-ray release contains both the original 149 minute theatrical version and the 1997 director’s cut on two separate discs, making this release the first time in the US since the VHS and Laserdisc days that the theatrical version has been made available.

Is Das Boot based on fact?

Originally released in 1981, the film Das Boot is based on the true story of a German Submarine and its crew during World War II…a chillingly detailed look at the rigors of war in a U-boat.

Is Das Boot a good movie?

Parents need to know that Das Boot is an intense, but superb, Oscar nominated German war movie — based on a 1973 novel — with intense scenes, violence, and strong language. Various versions of the movie have been released (as well as a TV series) — this review is of the subtitled 208-minute Director’s Cut.

Is Das Boot the longest movie?

When “Das Boot” was first released in the United States, it ran 145 minutes and won huge audiences and no less than six Oscar nominations–unheard of for a foreign film. This 1997 release of Wolfgang Petersen’s director’s cut, is not a minor readjustment but a substantially longer film, running 210 minutes.

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