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Das Boot
1981
· Movie
· 149 min
A
MEANRANK
87/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #63
- IMDb #92
- Google retired #168
- Rotten Tomatoes #35
- Metacritic #185
- Letterboxd #97
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #127
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #98
- Metacritic Critics #418
- Metacritic Audience #103
- Criticker #52
- Douban #71
- Kinopoisk #180
- AlloCiné #437
- Trakt #189
Every rating
76–98
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 76, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98.
See the most agreed on films →During World War II, a seasoned German U-boat captain and his inexperienced crew are sent on a dangerous patrol into the Atlantic. The claustrophobic film details the intense psychological and physical strain of life aboard the submarine as they face relentless depth charge attacks, mechanical failures, and the ever-present threat of a watery grave.
Details
- Director
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Writers
- Dean Riesner, Wolfgang Petersen
- Based on
- Das Boot by Lothar-Günther Buchheim
- Studio
- Radiant Film, Bavaria Film
- Released
- 17 September 1981
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German, English, French
- Runtime
- 149 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $14.0M
- Box office
- $85.0M
- Awards
- 12 wins, 11 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 23 →12 wins from 23 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1981 | Best Film Editing | Hannes Nikel | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1981 | Best Sound | Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke and Mike Le Mare | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1981 | Best Sound Effects Editing | Mike Le Mare | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1981 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Wolfgang Petersen | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1981 | Best Director | Wolfgang Petersen | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1981 | Best Cinematography | Jost Vacano | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1981 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Wolfgang Petersen | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1981 | Best Foreign Film | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
6 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Jost Vacano | Nominee |
| Best Director | Wolfgang Petersen | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Hannes Nikel | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Wolfgang Petersen | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke and Mike Le Mare | Nominee |
| Best Sound Effects Editing | Mike Le Mare | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Wolfgang Petersen | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Nominee |
Golden Camera Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Cinematography (25th Anniversary Camera) | Jost Vacano | Winner |
| Directing (25th Anniversary Camera) | Wolfgang Petersen | Winner |
| Jubilee | Winner | |
| Music (25th Anniversary Camera) | Klaus Doldinger | Winner |
Bavarian Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Jost Vacano | Winner |
| Best Director | Wolfgang Petersen | Winner |
German Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Feature-Length Feature Film (Silver Award) | Bavaria Film | Winner |
| Best Sound/Mixing | Milan Bor (representing the entire sound team) | Winner |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing – Foreign Feature – Sound Effects | Winner |
Golden Screen Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Screen Awards | Winner |
Mainichi Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Young Actor | Heinz Hoenig | Winner |
Society of Camera Operators Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Historical Shot | Jost Vacano | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Wolfgang Petersen | Nominee |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best DVD Extras | Das Boot: Two Disc Collector's Set | Nominee |