Title Das Boot Overview A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits. Tagline When the hunters become the hunted Genres Action, Drama, History, War, Adventure Keywords terror, submarine, based on novel, atlantic ocean, gibraltar, world war ii, duty, war correspondent, torpedo, drinking, sailor, convoy, u boat, destroyer, depth charge, comrade, german submarine, naval battle, periscope, suicidal mission Production Companies Radiant Film GmbH, Süddeutscher Rundfunk, Bavaria Film, Westdeutscher Rundfunk WDR , Twin Bros. Productions Production Countries Germany Spoken Languages Deutsch, English, Français Original Language de Runtime minutes 149 Release Year 1981
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 85 million USD