Das Boot

When the hunters become the hunted.

• Drama
• War & Politics

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.

Created by

Wolfgang Petersen

First aired

24 February 1985

Network

Das Erste