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This miniseries is rather longer than the movie version, which is also available on DVD in a director's cut version. The differences are not in matters of plot, but in the pacing: everything here takes longer to happen, while the crew must sit around, bicker, swear, and sweat it out--the agonizing searching for action, the tension of the attack, the terrible stress of hiding from enemy destroyers. Everything unfolds as if in real time, which is the great advantage a TV production has over a movie (contrast, for example, Band of Brothers with Saving Private Ryan). This, therefore, is the definitive presentation of a World War II classic. --Mark Walker
| ACTORS: | Jürgen Prochnow |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Wolfgang Petersen |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 10 February, 1982 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Columbia Tristar Hom |
| MPAA RATING: | Unrated |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 2 |
| UPC: | 043396096783 |
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Customer Reviews of Das Boot - The Original Uncut Version
How do you expect other sub movies to compete? By now you know everyone thinks this is one of the greatest movies in the cinema. It is described as realistic, and has great camera work. You could probably go on forever about the actors and the directors and so forth. What is really interesting is they are all correct; this is one of the best sub movies ever. And you do get swallowed up in the action. There are other movies that can rival this one. Yet it does not diminish what was accomplished here. <
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>The base story is the daily lives of an Unterseeboot crew. It shows the trials and tribulations they must go through to accomplish their missions. One thing you can be sure of is that this is not an anti war movie. They would not be there if they were not hunters. <
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4 and a half stars, but the half means something.
This outstanding film has three current existing versions:
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>1. The United States Theatrical Version (2 hrs. 25 mins)
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>2. The European Theatrical Version (Also known as the re-released Director's Cut) (3 hrs. 31 mins)
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>3. The Original Uncut German Television Version (4 hrs. 53 mins)
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>I have seen and own all 3 versions of Das Boot, I have the United States version on two tapes, one in German with English subtitles and the other dubbed in English. I also have the Director's Cut and the Orginial Uncut Version on DVD.
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>The United States Theatrical Version is the worst version to watch, yet still very good and still worth watching. The Director's Cut is more worth watching than the USA Theatrical Version, but not as worth it than the Uncut Version. The Uncut Version is definitely the best version to watch, but it's oppressive length will piss off some viewers. This version is more than twice as long as the USA Version (!) So that means, more than half of the existing footage of Das Boot was removed for the USA Version! So, Das Boot gets 3 1/2 stars for the theatrical version, 4 for the Director's Cut and 4 1/2 for the Uncut Version.
Finally Das Boot We Were Meant To See
When a film about World War II has American audiences routing for the Germans, hoping and cheering them on for the success of their mission, one can only become conscious of the ultimate horror and futility of war. One also has watched a helluva movie.
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>Back in the early 80's I called in sick (along with some friends) to see the opening of Petersen's Das Boot. We were all stunned. Went out for a beer and then returned to the theatre and watched it all over again.
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>Petersen masterfully developed his cast into a crew who are no longer "the enemy" but fresh faced kids, neither prepared nor aware of the horror that was waiting them. When I first saw "Das Boot" - I was the same age as those kids so it resonated more powerfully than I could have possibly imagined. In this wonderful uncut release of the original German miniseries we're forced to spend even more time with the crew of U-96 and in that time get to knew them better. We see friendships and bonds formed, the irritability that comes with lack of privacy and tension so dense it becomes an almost physical presence. We also get more of the sense of what war really is - immense spans of boredom and ennui interrupted by the occasional horrors of violence and death.
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>Petersen kept his cast indoors and unshaven during the entire shoot with the resulting effect that the crew actually looks like a group of men who have not seen natural light, or breathed fresh air for 65 days. Additionally, the actors were all put through vigorous physical training so that when racing through the set of a dangerously reconstructed U-Boat, they move naturally with an almost balletic swiftness that is dazzling.
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>This is masterful filmmaking of the highest order, with sound and lighting that capture the claustrophobic nature of a submarine, almost suffocating the viewer. The scenes of Das Boot racing through the Atlantic, it's difficult near fatal destruction in the narrow Strait of Gibraltar will have your blood pumping at fever pitch.
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>The ensemble cast is uniformly excellent, each actor - even ones with little to no dialogue, making bold indelible choices in developing their characters.
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>Jürgen Prochnow as the Captain gives a remarkable, strong performance, making one believe - from the very beginning - this is a true leader of men. You have no difficulty beliving this crew standing behind this captain's every decision.
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>Petersen's writing of Herbert Grönemeyer as the eager young reporter, Werner is a masterful creation. Werner becomes the multi-faceted prism through whom we watch and live this story. Part Greek chorus, part conscience of the uninvolved, we join him as an outsider on the inside, becoming participants in this heart rending drama. Grönemeyer's performance becomes the very soul of Das Boot.
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>"Das Boot" remains one of my all time favorite films and to finally be able to own and see it as Wolfgang Petersen intended is one of the best things to happen since the invention of DVD.