DAS BOOT – THE DIRECTOR’S CUT (Columbia TriStar, $24.95, rated R) 1997. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen; starring Jurgen Prochnow, Herbert Gronemeyer, Klaus Wennemann and Hubertus Bengsch. More than one ...
Originally released back in the early days of DVD (1997), the Director's Cut of Wolfgang Peterson's Das Boot has always been a popular staple for many collections. The disc featured the 210-minute cut ...
The American moviegoing public has never been especially enthusiastic about foreign-language films, but every now and then, a subtitled movie does cross over from the arthouse to the mainstream. The ...
War fanatics have flocked to praise another film they have branded an "absolute masterpiece". Set during World War II, Das Boot follows the crew of the German submarine U-96 as they embark on a ...
Anyone who thinks spending three-and-a-half hours trapped in a darkened room might be a tough call should be made to watch Das Boot - and count themselves lucky. Lucky on two counts as it happens: ...