Autumn, 1941 Fourty three young German sailors aboard U96 enter the war
against Britain seeking adventurre, respect and heroism. For them, this voyage
is for glory. For their captain, a seasoned war veteran at the young age of
thirty, it is a mission against enemy destoyers in a bloodred sea that can
devour a ship and its crew without leaving a trace.
Wolfgang Petersens unforgettable epic, is now available as you've never seen,
felt or heard it before. The Director's Cut features Digitally Re-Mastered
sound and image, over an hour of never-before seen footage and is more
breathtaking than ever, proving to be one of the most powerful movies
ever made.
Review
This is the restored, director's cut of Wolfgang Petersen's harrowing and
claustrophobic U-boat thriller, which was theatrically rereleased in
1997. Originally made as a five-hour miniseries, this version devotes more time
to getting to know the crew before they and their stoic captain (Jürgen
Prochnow) get aboard their U-boat and find themselves stranded at the bottom of
the sea. Das Boot puts you inside that submerged vessel and explores the
physical and emotional tensions of the situation with a vivid, terrifying
realism that few movies can match. As Petersen tightens the screws and the
submerged ship blows bolts, the pressure builds to such unbearable levels that
you may be tempted to escape for a nice walk on solid land in the great
outdoors–only you wouldn't dream of looking away from the screen. –Jim
Emerson