"Das Boot'' is not about claustrophobia, however, because the crew members have come to terms with that. Das Boot is a psychological thriller of the first order. The fact that the setting is a war is, amazingly and interestingly, only incidental to its points.
The Hollywood Reporter review: Hulu's international series 'Das Boot' featuring Lizzy Caplan, Vicky Krieps and Vincent Kartheiser picks up where the Das Boot centers on newly minted captain Klaus Hoffmann (Rick Okon), whose father was a legendary German U-boat captain who wrote the most. Das Boot spends a lot of time humanizing the German army during World War II without necessarily putting them into historical context. Read the Empire Movie review of Das Boot: The Director's Cut.
Wolfgang Peterson plots Das Boot out to feel like a blockbuster - big explosions, manly men doing manly things, and a bombastic score. Das Boot may in fact be the greatest World War II movie I have ever seen. If you are going to watch it, watch the director's cut. Das Boot Review: Hulu's WWII Series Is A Fast-Paced Historical Thriller. Hulu turns its international acquisition, Das Boot, into a satisfying eight-episode binge-watch for those looking for an entertaining historical yarn. The makers of Das Boot (Sky Atlantic) let viewers know early on that it would not be a do-over of Wolfgang Petersen's Das Boot.
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Frank's boat, meanwhile, is It has the swaggering certainty of a blockbuster movie; it gives the impression it would work as well on. Every once in a while a movie will impress me with all of the ingredients of a perfect storm: a stellar storyline, superb acting, impressive sets and special effects, and a memorable soundtrack. But it's the rare film that has all this plus the ability to hit me hard emotionally in some way.
Wolfgang Petersen's breakthrough international hit "Das Boot," a gripping, impressively detailed account of one harrowing voyage by a German U-boat during World War II, is the latest film to be refurbished for re-release in a "director's cut." Unlike with some recent examples, however, an. I don't think I watched the movies. From Wikipedia: Petersen then oversaw the editing of six hours of film, from which was distilled Das Boot: The There was an Amiga sub simulator game made out of Das Boot. It was a great game, and came with the paperback edition of the book as a bonus.