‘Das Boot’ is a war film from 1981. The screenplay is based on the novel ‘Das Boot’ from 1973 by the German author Lothar-Günther Buchheim. The film made the novel known throughout West Germany. In 1998 the directors cut version of ‘Das Boot’ was released.
Petersen has also directed a number of Hollywood films, such as ‘Enemy Mine’ (1985), ‘In the Line of Fire’ (1993) with Clint Eastwood and ‘Outbreak’ (1995) with Dustin Hoffman.
‘Das Boot’ director Wolfgang Petersen (81) passed away | Movie
