Das Boot (The Boat) (Film) Review

Released: 17th September 1981
RRP: TBC
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: Jurgen Prochnow, Herbert Gronemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Martin Semmelrogge
Rating: R
Running Time: 145

Todd McCarthy (Variety) said:

"Agripping, impressively detailed account of one harrowing voyage by a German U-boat during World War II."

Geoff Andrew (Time Out) said:

"Petersen's shooting style displays a breathtaking, if impersonal and faintly academic, virtuosity comparable to that of Lean or Coppola."

Janet Maslin (New York Times) said:

"Das Boot is yet another moving testament to the wastefulness of battle."

Neil Jeffries (Empire Magazine) said:

"Masterful."

Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times) said:

"Wolfgang Petersen's direction is an exercise in pure craftsmanship."

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