
Movie does follow the book closely which means the questions about accuracy

The film is based on a novel so it is hard to HISTORICAL ACCURACY: Analyzing this movie for historical accuracy is problematic. The human figures on the 35-foot model were The acting crew had to undergo training toĩ. Rutger Hauer turned down the role of theĨ. Otto Sander (Thomsen) was really drunk.ħ. The shot was left in the film and Pilgrim’sĦ. Petersen thought it would be a good idea, not realizing it had actually happened. The bridge during a storm scene and broke two ribs. Jan Fedder (Pilgrim) accidentally fell off To make sure the skin stayed pallid, the actors were kept out of theĥ. It was filmed in sequence so the men’s beardĪnd hair would look naturally growing. It was the second most expensive GermanĤ.
It was later recovered and patched up with wood planks.ģ.
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It cracked in two during a storm and went down. They sank one ship in a convoy, underwent aĭepth charging, was resupplied in Spain, heavily damaged by two bombs droppedīy a Swordfish while passing by Gibraltar, and eventually ended up at St.Ģ. The captain was Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock. Buchheim was on the seventh patrol which was Oct. Into a training vessel after its combat career. Stunningly, it was not nominated for Foreignġ. Screenplay (Petersen), Film Editing, Sound, and Sound Effects Editing. Was nominated for Academy Awards for Director, Cinematography, Adapted The version I am reviewing is the definitive Director’s Cut which clocks Then shown as a miniseries at 300 minutes. It was released in 1981 at 150 minutes and (1979-81) and was the most expensive German film up to then. What Buchheim considered unrealistically enhanced dramatic license. John Sturges starring Robert Redford and then by Don Siegel starring Paulįictional, Buchheim used his experience as a correspondent on U-96 on a tour inīegan as a technical adviser, but had a falling out with Petersen because of Originally the movie was going to be made by Movie follows the inner workings of the boat and the extreme hardships the crewīoat”) is a German submarine movie directed by Wolfgang Petersen. Boot" ("The Boat") is the story of a tour by a German u-boat in
