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Das Boot - The Original Uncut Version |  | Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Actors: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Martin Semmelrogge
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  374 reviews
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), German (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 293 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: COLD09678D
ISBN: 1404900179
UPC: 043396096783
EAN: 9781404900172
Theatrical Release Date: February 10, 1982
Release Date: June 1, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 09/20/2005 Run time: 293 minutes Rating: Nr
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This 282-minute version of Das Boot is the full-length TV series, originally shown in six parts but here edited into a seamless whole. Director Wolfgang Petersen has since graduated to mega-budget Hollywood productions (2004's Troy for example), but has never managed to even come close to this, his German-language masterpiece. Petersen and his sterling cast (including Jürgen Prochnow in his best role as the U-boat Captain) went to great lengths to ensure that this claustrophobic depiction of life aboard the German sub U-97 while attacking British convoys in the Atlantic is thoroughly authentic, and totally convincing. Even the set itself, which is a replica of a U-boat interior, had no false walls, so all camera angles are necessarily from within its horribly narrow, overcrowded and sweaty confines. The result is certainly the finest submarine drama ever made, and one of the most compelling depictions of the physical, psychological and emotional effects of warfare. This miniseries is rather longer than the movie version, which is also available on DVD in a director's cut version. The differences are not in matters of plot, but in the pacing: everything here takes longer to happen, while the crew must sit around, bicker, swear, and sweat it out--the agonizing searching for action, the tension of the attack, the terrible stress of hiding from enemy destroyers. Everything unfolds as if in real time, which is the great advantage a TV production has over a movie (contrast, for example, Band of Brothers with Saving Private Ryan). This, therefore, is the definitive presentation of a World War II classic. --Mark Walker
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 Excellent war film October 21, 2009
Justin B. Roumelis (FL USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I hadn't heard of this film until recently, I guess it doesn't have the same popularity in the States as abroad. Compared to the average Hollywood crap like U571 and Windtalkers, it's on an entirely different level. You really notice how the suspense and realism in this film make it an excellent portrayal of U-boat warfare. The characters are memorable as well, and the sound and visual effects are top-notch for a 1980's film (pre-CGI). It is a long, slow-paced film but definitely worth a watch.
very very good movie October 14, 2009
Kevin Soles (USA)
Loved this movie. was shipped quickly and in excellant condition, played it the day it arrived.
Best sub movie ever!!! July 15, 2009
S.L.S (Ontario Canada)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
DAS BOOT:The Director's Cut ( Deluxe Widescreen Presentation)-I love WW11 movies.Especially sub movies.One of my favourite American sub movies is Enemy Below.However,
if you really want know what it must have felt like on
a WW11 sub then this is the all time best sub movie ever.
It says on the front of the box that this movie was digitally redesigned and remixed soundtrack!It's true !!!
The picture quality is terrific.I originally saw this movie
on tv and it was very grainy.Not so this version.The sound quality allows you to hear every creak that the sub makes.( 5.1 surround sound for either German or English)
This version allows you to select either German spoken or
English spoken.You also have a choice of subtitles.
The disc uses 2 sides and both sides allow the choice
of languages and sound selection.
I must say however that even though it says widescreen version,it was actually a full screen version.That's fine with me because I prefer full screen as I have a 50" tv.
Hope this sorts out some of the confusion that some of the
reviewers have stated about this and other versions of this movie.
 Moby Dick Remake With WWII Setting July 12, 2009
Lai Chi Wei (Okinawa, Japan)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I played this movie when my mother came visit me last month. Near the end of the movie, when the captain screamed "schneller!" on the conning tower, I turned to asked her: why haven't they dived? She answered without taking her eyes off the screen: they need to get away fast... My point is: Das Boot is not a "guy flick." It definitely requires patience on the viewers part in order to sink in the atmosphere. Unlike more recent films, it does not reach out to grab your attention.
I regard Das Boot as a remake of Moby Dick with a WWII setting. There is Captain Ahab - always tempting fate and pushing the limits. He obviously suffered from hubrism. His character bordered obsessiveness, but he was noble and likable at the same time. There is Ishmael - a by-standing narrator who lived to tell. His greenness and outsider role served well to place the audience's perspective among the crew: why else would the boatswain need to recount daily nautical routines? There is the merry crew of the Pequod - raucous and vulgar but professional and trustful of their good captain. There is, finally, Moby Dick, always elusive but always there, always threatening, and ready to take charge of life when you least expected it. I especially enjoys how the captain repeatedly challenged fate, and how every time his hubrism was punished even more severely. ("Come on, is that the best you could do?" was followed by more bouts of depth charges) These did not prevent him from gleefully celebrating after he narrowly cheated death near the end of the movie. (Not yet, comrade! Not yet!) If Fate-Hubris was indeed what the movie was trying to convey, the movie's ending is justified. Otherwise, as my wife pointed out, the ending is artificial and unwarranted. I also wanted to point out that this is what plagues all German movies about WWII: they have to be gloomy, they have to be negative about the war, a nihilistic ending is mandatory. Can you image how Europeans will boo at it if it ended with a Spielbergian non-philosophy?
As it is with all good movies, Das Boot is suffocated by fan excesses. If you don't enjoy this movie, you must be retarded. If you do not think that only the lengthiest version deserves existence, you are weaksauce. If you do not fast and abstain from women and alcohol for 3 days before watching, you are a heathen. If you do not think that graininess add to the authenticity of this movie, you are an idiot. If you do not think that Das Boot is the greatest movie ever made, you... The "uncut" version wasn't the original dead sea scroll. Das Boot was first released as a 150 minute movie. Four years after release, the leftover footage was scrap together to make a TV series, obviously to squeeze more $$ out of high market demand. Then comes the director's cut. I used to own the well-cut VHS version and didn't think it distracted the enjoyment of this movie. Now I own the director's cut, the superbit director's cut (for the DTS audio alone, video has same problem), and have just ordered the "uncut" version. Why? Because I like this movie so much. But it isn't The-Greatest-Movie-Ever-Made-Period.
I wish the DVD gives you the choice of playing the theatrical version only. Three and a half hour is simply too long if I had to introduce it to my friends, and not all of them are so crazy about movies like this. I doubt if a blu-ray version for this movie will ever be made. The original footage is too poorly preserved to warrant one. A worthy blu-ray release requires the movie to be massively remastered and restored. The current market for this movie probably doesn't warrant such expense. But then, I will be very delighted to be wrong.
Tense adventure, action, and human drama June 17, 2009
Viva (So. Cal.)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
What's best about this film is that it's not about who was wrong or right in WWII. It's about the conflicts, inner tension, and drama among the crew of a cramped U-Boat. In their minds, they are serving their country--although it should be noted that the captain has, at least early on, some doubts and not too much idealism.
Praise should also go to the director, designer, and photographer for capturing the sweat, grime, moisture, and downright claustrophobic atmosphere on the submersible. There was barely room for the fifty men aboard. This made it impossible for them to rescue survivors from a ship they torpedoed, even though they wanted to spare them a slow death in the open ocean.
Jurgen Prochnow is in fine form as the captain, who tries his best to think his way out of the worst situations and who never loses his cool no matter how much pressure there is.
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