- Overview
Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat captain (Jurgen Prochnow) and his inexperienced crew as they patrol the Atlantic and Mediterranean in search of Allied vessels, taking turns as hunter and prey.
- Tagline
When the hunters become the hunted.
- First Air Date
24 February 1985
- Last Air Date
31 March 1985
- Creator
Wolfgang Petersen
- Stars
Jürgen Prochnow
Herbert Grönemeyer
Klaus Wennemann
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