Title:
Das Boot / Columbia Pictures presents a director's cut restoration from Twin Bros. Productions of a Bavaria Film production ; a film by Wolfgang Petersen ; written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen ; produced by Günter Rohrbach ; director's cut produced by Ortwin Freyermuth ; executive producers, Mark Damon, Edward R. Pressman, John W. Hyde ; from Producers Sales Organization ; in association with Radiant Film.
ISBN:
9780767802475
9781404930797
9781404900172
Uniform Title:
Boot (Motion picture)
Edition:
Deluxe widescreen presentation.
Publication Information:
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1997]
©1997
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 209 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Based on the novel by Lothar-Günther Buchheim.
Originally released as a German motion picture in 1981.
"Digitally redesigned and remixed soundtrack! 60 minutes of extra footage"--Container.
Extra features: The making of/behind the scenes; Director's commentary.
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 or Dolby surround; widescreen presentation (1:85.1).
Awards Note:
Bavarian Film Awards (West Germany), 1982: won Best Cinematography (Jost Vacano), Best Director (Wolfgang Petersen) / German Film Awards (West Germany), 1982: won Film Award in Gold for Best Sound, won Film Award in Silver for Outstanding Feature Film / Motion Picture Sound Editors (USA), 1983: won Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing, Foreign Feature, Sound Effects. / Munich Film Festival (West Germany), 1982: won Chaplin Shoe for Best Young Actor (Heinz Hoenig) / National Board of Review (USA), 1982: won an award in their Top Foreign Films / Golden Camera (Germany), 2007: won awards for these categories: Jubilee ; 25th Anniversary Camera for Cinematography (Jost Vacano) ; 25th Anniversary Camera for Direction (Wolfgang Petersen) ; 25th Anniversary Camera for Music (Klaus Doldinger).
Contents:
Two sided disc: Side A. scenes 1-35 (108 min.) -- Side B. scenes 1-31 [i.e. scenes 36-66] (101 min.).
Summary:
Follows the daring patrol of the U-96, one of the famed German U-boats known as the "gray wolves." The crew is graphically portrayed in a life-and-death struggle, challenging the British Navy at every turn.
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Language Note:
In German with optional soundtrack in English or Spanish; optional subtitles in English, Spanish or French; closed-captioned in English for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
Performer:
Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Martin Semmelrogge, Bernd Tauber, Erwin Leder, Martin May, Heinz Hoenig, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Claude-Oliver Rudolph, Jan Fedder, Ralph Richter, Joachim Bernhard, Oliver Stritzel, Lutz Schnell, Konrad Becker, Martin Hemme, Rita Cadillac, Günter Lamprecht, Otto Sander.
Production Credits:
Director of photography, Jost Vacano ; music, Klaus Doldinger ; production designer, Rolf Zehetbauer ; art director, Götz Weidner ; film editor, Hannes Nikel ; costume designer, Monika Bauert.
OCLC Number:
ocm39537261
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
