A very appropriate comment Pablo. If people are complaining about wearing a face mask today, how much would they complain about living conditions on board a U-boat?
@@markfryer9880 The same people will complain about everything. We had chronic bitchers when I served in the Navy on destroyers. They usually got the shit details...
The most underrated film of its time is a hyper realistic, naturally suspenseful war story.An almost perfect movie. Acting, directing, editing (!) set's, costumes, script, cinematography are all unbelievably good. I watched the film first on video many years ago and was blown away. I invited a friend to watch it the next day and instead of watching the screen I watched my friend twist his body into an anxious pretzel during the incredibly suspenseful battle sequences. So good, never been equaled.
Served on two Balao-class diesel boats in the 50's. They were crowded and smelled of diesel fuel but had a lot more room than the u-boats. The crews mess was next to the galley and could seat about 15/16 people at a time. No eating in the torpedo rooms. No showers while on patrol. Good duty, wish I could do it again. Sorry no 80 plus year old sailors allowed.
@@kelvyquayo actually smoking under normal conditions was not an issue. Only when under attack or when trying to stay submerged for longer than normal. the nuke attack boats allowed smoking because they could clean the air with scrubbers and burners. I retired in the 70's and smoking was still allowed in the "boomers". Now I hear it is "verbotten" on board.
@@stevefarris9433 What about those old diesel boats? Are the fumes actually combustible enough to really worry about? I've seen at least one film of guys smoking down in a German Uboat.. although they were in the control room..
When this movie was first released in the USA, American Jews protested it, saying it "humanized" the Nazis. But most Wehrmacht and Kriegsmarine hated the Nazis, the Luftwaffe too. Here in NJ where there has been a huge German population since the early 1900's, Germans were basically proud of this movie because it showed that not all Germans who fought for their country were Nazis as most movies did. I personally knew many German soldiers who moved to the United States who detested the Nazi regime who only became fully aware of their brutality after the war.
+machia0705 The humanization is actually necessary exactly BECAUSE it is so uncomfortable to realize that the people drawn into such wars are not just cardboard villains. The banality of evil, or in this case, the banality of not even evil, but simply "doing your job" is much scarier to accept sometimes than the idea that some people are just "evil"
machia0705 When "Downfall" came into theaters, many people complained about Hitler being "humanized" - to which a German Jewish literature critic and Warsaw ghetto survivor remarked "As what should they have portrayed Hitler then, if not human? An elephant?"
At the start of the movie, you want to not like the men. Seeing them go to within inches of hell and back again, you cannot but sympathize with them only to have almost all of them including the boat itself taken away, again inches from shelter and relief. It's such a mind fuck and is why it's probably the best war movie ever made. I watched it recently and, although I felt like I needed to talk to someone about it, I get teary eyed and a flutter in my voice just speaking about it.
One of the best war films ever made , more like a documentary's then a fiction . What makes it so excellent was the trouble they went to get every thing in the boat accurate . They even employed an ex U-Boot captain to advise on the film . And he insisted that every detail, down the pattern on the blankets on the bunks was correct.
One of the more interesting problems I have seen survivors have with the Film is the crew cheering when sinking an enemy ship... they said that would be very unprofessional. Also that no one would have dared throw that oil rag at an officer like that. All in all though I would say perhaps the most historically accurate movies I can think of.
2013 I visited the boot near Kiel. Bought 2 prints of u-boots had them framed. They are in my lounge. Naturally I'm a single man, no woman would allow that.
@@freeagent8225 You are welcome to visit again! Too bad we scrapped the one Uboat we took on after the war, after ending duties in the 60's we really should have built a museum for it, not just because we had it, but we came out #3 on the list of merchant ships lost to Uboats and we lost more men to that, than all of our other arms combined, to enemy action. Merchant sailors and their struggles were scarcely ever known here, and it isn't until recently that focus has shifted on to them. And besides, yes, the men in the uboats sank ill equipped merchants, but essentially had to live like pigs in cramped conditions, and were hunted by well-equipped escorts & destroyers, they suffered 75% losses and does deserve some mention as well!
I've seen or read other interviews with Juergen Prochnow regarding the Boat, and U-Boat service. He is quite the expert on the subject, right down to the nuts and bolts.
Starting at 2:05 is the song J'Attendrei by French artist Rina Ketty. U-Boats had a PA system and the radioman could play records for the crew. The U-505 which was captured by a hunter-killer group led by the baby flattop USS Guadalcanal had American Jazz among the recordings. The U-505 is preserved in Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.
And you can’t even flush the toilet when the ship is submerged. There’s actually a U Boat that sank because someone flushed a toilet while under water.
One of my hobbies is collecting submarine Dvd's & sub war films! The best sub film ever is "Das Boot" the original German film, and the music by Klaus Doldinger is absolutely outstanding! (I even have the original vinyl LP). ⚓
A Excellent Video.. Highly Recommended.. Thank You Very Much For Sharing.. One Of The Best Films Ever Made. I Wish They Would Make More Like It. I Never Ever Get Tried Watching DAS BOOT. I Lived In Montreal And Saw It In German When It Was Released On 17 September 1981..
so crazy to think about the thousands of lives lost suffocating at the bottom of the ocean.. If everyone in this movie had died in the sickest way possible, their lives and deaths would have been a complete irrelevance to the u-boat fatality statistics. Just one more missing u-boat of thousands..
After so many years i can tell You: Das Boot îs one of the best war movie. Congratulations to all who made this film, it was so realistic, very well directed with fantastic actors. Respect! Greetings from Romania!
I saw this film in the theatre when it was first released in the US. By far the best submarine film ever made. The sense of claustrophobia was realistic,and you could almost smell the stink of diesel,rotting food and human sweat. Wolfgang Peterson was a genius making this film. You can’t help feeling sorry for what these young men had to endure to go to war in these steel coffins.
I turn off all the lights in my home theatre and you feel like you're one of the crew, inside the boot. Not many films have this feel. Maybe "the Great Escape" in it's time.
I love this tour!! Thank u for ur movie and this tour around boat!! Best tour ever. Im from Poland and as many, germans war movies r not our most favourite but Das Boot is so good ,well made and one of best movies ever made and now with such a great actor we can see das boot once again. Thank u Sir !
I was lucky enough to see it in Babel studios 33 years ago😁 I will never forget it - August sunshine in Bavaria, and the U-boat set was like an oven! Glad it is still there 👍
lol awesome vid! im watching, again, das boot. best ever movie ever from germany which was a jumpstart for almost all actors at that time. and im watching the 3.5 hours version, frikn awesome ! soundtrack is also the best ever
This movie, Das Boot, really suprised med how good it was. I didnt think I could stand all those hours. But it went easily. However, I really realised I could NEVER have lived on a u-boat like this. Impressive how others could.
I've been lucky enough to visit the USS Pampanito just 2 months back. Then I thought the US Balao-class was cramped, and those were optimized for long Pacific tours. Trying to imagine 48 crewmen in this even smaller sub must be hell.
Thanks for the upload narrated by the actor who played the boats captain. Towards the end of WWII many U boats were destroyed because of allies technology advancements as well as cracking of the Enigma code.
Absolutely fantastic! An excellent tour of the boat, presented by a great guide. The bravery of such sailors, with the odds stacked so heavily against them was outstanding. What men. Those that vilify the 'Sea Wolves' are one-eyed bigots. These men were at war, under strict orders; lest we forget that.
The mention that diving was a very coordinated process reminded me of the American Fletcher Class destroyers (probable many other surface ships). When the signal was 'telegraphed' the Fire Room(s) (Boiler Rms) AND the Gearing Room(s) (Engine Rms) BOTH had to change speeds at the same time, or the engines would fail. It looks simple in the movies - like only the engine room has to make changes, but the Boiliers must adjust as well or you're dead in the water - literally.
@Matt Das Boot was only filmed in German. If you look closely, the mouths are not in sync if you watch the dubbed versions, however I think most of the original actors provided the English dubs. The only movie I know of that actually filmed twice was the 1962 war epic, The Longest Day. One had all the actors speaking English, the other had all the actors speaking their native language.
Technically all versions of the movie were dubbed, even the German version since the use of gyroscopes during filming made the spoken dialogue completely inaudible. It is true that the actors were all bi-lingual and provided the English dubbing.
I agree. The full version, the one shown on German TV (and UK also I think) has far better character development and some very funny sequences that didn't appear in the screen version (especially The Old Man's 'Liebesbriefe'). Sadly, it would cost a fortune to restore and remaster the uncut version though.
this is one of the greatest films ever made period.
Agreed!
Absolutely, yes.
and it's one of the greatest anti-war films of all time.
@@bellaforhills3893 Jawohl mein schwester!
Fuck yeah it is. I finished watching it for the 20th time last night.
One of the best movies ever made. Great to see the ‘Captain’ walk us through each compartment. Awesome!
Juergen Prochnow will always be "the captain"!!!!!
I have a lot of respect for this actor.
You mean "Der Alte"
@@Feuergraf or, Kaleun ;)
He’s Der Alte.
Iraq Veteran 99 it’s where I got it!
If You watch this in Year 2020... Think of this when the lockdown or quarantine seems hard!!.
Funny enough, that’s when I first watched the movie.
A very appropriate comment Pablo. If people are complaining about wearing a face mask today, how much would they complain about living conditions on board a U-boat?
Yeah and going out to the supermarket and other places you have to go is the depth charge attack. Which of those around you are going to get you?
@@markfryer9880 The same people will complain about everything. We had chronic bitchers when I served in the Navy on destroyers. They usually got the shit details...
Now, at the end of 2023, I hope we all made it through that incertain times. We can drink a glass and talk to each other
I've always been impressed by the courage and dedication it took to serve on a WWII submarine. That holds true for all nationalities.
The most underrated film of its time is a hyper realistic, naturally suspenseful war story.An almost perfect movie. Acting, directing, editing (!) set's, costumes, script, cinematography are all unbelievably good. I watched the film first on video many years ago and was blown away. I invited a friend to watch it the next day and instead of watching the screen I watched my friend twist his body into an anxious pretzel during the incredibly suspenseful battle sequences. So good, never been equaled.
Jurgen Prochnow should have been a much bigger movie star here in America. Amazing actor, and he speak English better than I do.
I totally agree.
Served on two Balao-class diesel boats in the 50's. They were crowded and smelled of diesel fuel but had a lot more room than the u-boats. The crews mess was next to the galley and could seat about 15/16 people at a time. No eating in the torpedo rooms. No showers while on patrol. Good duty, wish I could do it again. Sorry no 80 plus year old sailors allowed.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Submarine duty was always the best, of the best. thank you for your service.
I'm guessing smoking was big no no.
@@kelvyquayo actually smoking under normal conditions was not an issue. Only when under attack or when trying to stay submerged for longer than normal. the nuke attack boats allowed smoking because they could clean the air with scrubbers and burners. I retired in the 70's and smoking was still allowed in the "boomers". Now I hear it is "verbotten" on board.
@@stevefarris9433 What about those old diesel boats? Are the fumes actually combustible enough to really worry about? I've seen at least one film of guys smoking down in a German Uboat.. although they were in the control room..
When this movie was first released in the USA, American Jews protested it, saying it "humanized" the Nazis.
But most Wehrmacht and Kriegsmarine hated the Nazis, the Luftwaffe too.
Here in NJ where there has been a huge German population since the early 1900's, Germans were basically proud of this movie because it showed that not all Germans who fought for their country were Nazis as most movies did. I personally knew many German soldiers who moved to the United States who detested the Nazi regime who only became fully aware of their brutality after the war.
Yes, of the main roles, everyone but the 1st officer had nothing but contempt for the Nazis and the others made fun of him.
+machia0705 The humanization is actually necessary exactly BECAUSE it is so uncomfortable to realize that the people drawn into such wars are not just cardboard villains. The banality of evil, or in this case, the banality of not even evil, but simply "doing your job" is much scarier to accept sometimes than the idea that some people are just "evil"
machia0705 When "Downfall" came into theaters, many people complained about Hitler being "humanized" - to which a German Jewish literature critic and Warsaw ghetto survivor remarked "As what should they have portrayed Hitler then, if not human? An elephant?"
+Oliver H That sounds like a pretty awesome guy.
They obviously did not see the movie. The captain ignores every salute to Hitler in this film. Also not a single picture of Hitler in this movie.
One of the best movies ever made, and I bawled my eyes out at the ending.
Pamela S. I agree, great movie!
Pamela S. I did too Sister!
Me too! they fought so hard to stay alive only to end up perishing after they got home...so sad.
Have you read Iron Coffins by Herbert Werner? Extraordinary book, despite inaccuracies.
At the start of the movie, you want to not like the men. Seeing them go to within inches of hell and back again, you cannot but sympathize with them only to have almost all of them including the boat itself taken away, again inches from shelter and relief. It's such a mind fuck and is why it's probably the best war movie ever made. I watched it recently and, although I felt like I needed to talk to someone about it, I get teary eyed and a flutter in my voice just speaking about it.
The Captain is still a young man. Good actor. Great movie.
One of the best war films ever made , more like a documentary's then a fiction . What makes it so excellent was the trouble they went to get every thing in the boat accurate . They even employed an ex U-Boot captain to advise on the film . And he insisted that every detail, down the pattern on the blankets on the bunks was correct.
One of the more interesting problems I have seen survivors have with the Film is the crew cheering when sinking an enemy ship... they said that would be very unprofessional.
Also that no one would have dared throw that oil rag at an officer like that.
All in all though I would say perhaps the most historically accurate movies I can think of.
That is what being German is all about - discipline in all its manifestations.
Loved every second of this movie. Jürgen prochnow just gets under my skin.
2013 I visited the boot near Kiel. Bought 2 prints of u-boots had them framed. They are in my lounge. Naturally I'm a single man, no woman would allow that.
I got to go to Kiel for those prints. Woman will be silenced.
@Stian Myrdal Laursen That's for that, visited 62 countries, Norway is my top 3. So easy to camp & hitchhike.
@oliste Thank you I'm in lockdown and you made me laugh. Great story.
@@freeagent8225 You are welcome to visit again!
Too bad we scrapped the one Uboat we took on after the war, after ending duties in the 60's we really should have built a museum for it, not just because we had it, but we came out #3 on the list of merchant ships lost to Uboats and we lost more men to that, than all of our other arms combined, to enemy action.
Merchant sailors and their struggles were scarcely ever known here, and it isn't until recently that focus has shifted on to them.
And besides, yes, the men in the uboats sank ill equipped merchants, but essentially had to live like pigs in cramped conditions, and were hunted by well-equipped escorts & destroyers, they suffered 75% losses and does deserve some mention as well!
Greatest and most realist Submarine movie ever.
Anyone who went to sea in one of those steel coffins has my respect...
I could do it once , but not for long and not at war...get drunk do some fishing. ,then what ? They ain't gonna let you play wit the gun...
To imagine all this was designed, built, and perfected 80 years ago is incredible...
That 90 years if you include the Type VIIA serie, some chances were made but the boats are the same class.
I can't say enough about how much I love this movie. It presents a very realistic sketch of war.
Captain! It! It's you!
I've seen or read other interviews with Juergen Prochnow regarding the Boat, and U-Boat service. He is quite the expert on the subject, right down to the nuts and bolts.
Great documentary, thanks for uploading
seen this movie at least 200 times .. its the truth .. such a great movie.
Great tour by „Der Alte“ himself. Only the aft torpedo room was missing.
Starting at 2:05 is the song J'Attendrei by French artist Rina Ketty. U-Boats had a PA system and the radioman could play records for the crew. The U-505 which was captured by a hunter-killer group led by the baby flattop USS Guadalcanal had American Jazz among the recordings. The U-505 is preserved in Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.
Best war film ever, felt sad when the RAF attacked and the captain died.
Over 40 guys waiting to take a morning dump in the only bathroom would truly add to the horrors of war
And the "aftermath" of those 40 dumps would be a horror by itself! Lol
you couldn't flush the toilets while being underwater by the way, just to add to the fun.
@@b3j8
@@Goddot Ugh!!
They used slop buckets when they could not wait to use the head.
And you can’t even flush the toilet when the ship is submerged. There’s actually a U Boat that sank because someone flushed a toilet while under water.
One of my hobbies is collecting submarine Dvd's & sub war films! The best sub film ever is "Das Boot" the original German film, and the music by Klaus Doldinger is absolutely outstanding! (I even have the original vinyl LP). ⚓
Danke für die Tour Herr KaLeu!
A Excellent Video.. Highly Recommended.. Thank You Very Much For Sharing.. One Of The Best Films Ever Made. I Wish They Would Make More Like It. I Never Ever Get Tried Watching DAS BOOT. I Lived In Montreal And Saw It In German When It Was Released On 17 September 1981..
A great documentary about the boat, and the movie is THE best submarine movie ever made.
Just re-watched Das Boot the other day. What a film! Way better than Greyhound.
UBoat - 30K of 40K enlisted, died. Highest mortality rate in any unit in history of war.
so crazy to think about the thousands of lives lost suffocating at the bottom of the ocean.. If everyone in this movie had died in the sickest way possible, their lives and deaths would have been a complete irrelevance to the u-boat fatality statistics. Just one more missing u-boat of thousands..
Flying-Experience they also were the reason Germany won WW1
75% of all crews perished...
did allied bomber crews have worse?
@@nadinebrown7644 Pretty sure they lost WW1.
one of the best war films ever made. Clearly the best Submarine / War Film ever made. Love that the Capt is the Narrator. His English is extraordinary
After so many years i can tell You: Das Boot îs one of the best war movie. Congratulations to all who made this film, it was so realistic, very well directed with fantastic actors. Respect! Greetings from Romania!
I saw this film in the theatre when it was first released in the US. By far the best submarine film ever made. The sense of claustrophobia was realistic,and you could almost smell the stink of diesel,rotting food and human sweat. Wolfgang Peterson was a genius making this film. You can’t help feeling sorry for what these young men had to endure to go to war in these steel coffins.
I turn off all the lights in my home theatre and you feel like you're one of the crew, inside the boot. Not many films have this feel. Maybe "the Great Escape" in it's time.
That Cool! The actor himself demonstrating the submarine. Excellent actor! Great movie!
Thanks for this.
Great actor and great movie.
Very possibly the best Naval war movie since The Cruel Sea. Great performances by all but particularly Juergen Prochnow as the "old man".
Thank you Captain. Excellent tour and a fantastic movie.
I love this tour!! Thank u for ur movie and this tour around boat!! Best tour ever. Im from Poland and as many, germans war movies r not our most favourite but Das Boot is so good ,well made and one of best movies ever made and now with such a great actor we can see das boot once again. Thank u Sir !
Das Boot is right up there at the top of my list for a war movie, alongside Stalingrad, Valkery, and Downfall.
A- LAAAAAAAAAAAARM!!
I have this movie on VHS....one of my all time favorites. Another great movie: The Sand Pebbles.
👍
Well put together.
Great actor.
I was lucky enough to see this uboat last year in Münich studio, amazing.
I was lucky enough to see it in Babel studios 33 years ago😁
I will never forget it - August sunshine in Bavaria, and the U-boat set was like an oven! Glad it is still there 👍
The only thing it lacked was the interior colours were wrong to add dramatic effect of claustrophobia.
Thank you posting add on to this great movie.
I loved how he walked us through the breakdown of U Boat.
Very informative.
lol awesome vid! im watching, again, das boot. best ever movie ever from germany which was a jumpstart for almost all actors at that time.
and im watching the 3.5 hours version, frikn awesome !
soundtrack is also the best ever
U should watch the original 6hrs Tv version 😉
This movie, Das Boot, really suprised med how good it was. I didnt think I could stand all those hours. But it went easily.
However, I really realised I could NEVER have lived on a u-boat like this. Impressive how others could.
Not just the perfect film but also my favourite film and subject!!!
MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME !
Great video. Thanks so much for sharing.
I've been lucky enough to visit the USS Pampanito just 2 months back. Then I thought the US Balao-class was cramped, and those were optimized for long Pacific tours. Trying to imagine 48 crewmen in this even smaller sub must be hell.
US WWII subs had air conditioning unlike the subs in other navies.
And no showers!
Thanks for the great video. 🙏🏻
Thank you for this. it adds to the pleasure of watching the wonderful "Das Boot"
Das Boot is one great movie. What courage it took to be a submariner
"Das Boot" became the 'diveboard' for careers of almost all the leading characters. Google their names.
Before Jurgen Klopp, there was Juergen Prochnow. I recall the U-boat crew singing Tipperary!
Excellent piece of history here.
I watched " DAS BOOT " several times in English , & Deutsche ... A TRULY GREAT film with outstanding actors X Thank you JURGEN !
Brave men with nerves of steel
Excellent! Jurgen is as compelling as ever!
Best movie ever made
Finest film ever made! End of!
Great this and good job!,thanks for sharing 👍
Best movie ever , every time if I have difficult situation, I think about the captain and crew ,and then I can be strong and get over it
Very interesting ty,I am going to watch DAS BOOT again soon,brilliant film.
"The Old Man"
With the duel diesel/electric engines it was like what we now know as a modern hybrid car! How cool!
Epic!
Thank you.
Fantastic.....never seen this doc before.
Hello captain. Its nice to see you again
Cool video thank you
This video is awesome.
Amazing content
You'll never walk alone Jurgen.
AWESOME!!
One of the Very Best Movies Ever. no matter the genre..
Yes a remarkable film. Sadly I believe two of the main characters have passed away
Nice to see some movies get some good extras.
I just realize this guy play General Ivan Radek in Airforce one
Damn this is the original U96 prop. They still preserve it
Very nice documentary..!
I toured the U-505 and the USS Drum. In comparison, the USS Drum is a luxury liner.
And the U-505 is a IX Series Sub the VII Series is even smaller and even more cramped
To the masterminds who designed and built this magnificent piece of warfare weaponry; I salute you ‼️
I've watched this movie many times, I love you u96 hi captain Juergen Prochnow
A brilliant film!
Thanks for the upload narrated by the actor who played the boats captain. Towards the end of WWII many U boats were destroyed because of allies technology advancements as well as cracking of the Enigma code.
Na Männer.... alles klar?
+Tom Later Jawol her kaleu!
Jawohl, Herr Kaleun!
Jawohl, Herr Kaleun!
"Jawohl, Herr Kaleun!"
"Schöne rede, was?"
"Hafen Staionen."
Jawohl Herr Kaleu
Absolutely fantastic! An excellent tour of the boat, presented by a great guide. The bravery of such sailors, with the odds stacked so heavily against them was outstanding. What men. Those that vilify the 'Sea Wolves' are one-eyed bigots. These men were at war, under strict orders; lest we forget that.
Excellent
He did several great other roles.
Beverly Hills Cop2
The Keep.
VERY INTERESTING VIDEO !!!
ALARM!
The mention that diving was a very coordinated process reminded me of the American Fletcher Class destroyers (probable many other surface ships). When the signal was 'telegraphed' the Fire Room(s) (Boiler Rms) AND the Gearing Room(s) (Engine Rms) BOTH had to change speeds at the same time, or the engines would fail. It looks simple in the movies - like only the engine room has to make changes, but the Boiliers must adjust as well or you're dead in the water - literally.
I have visited the Set's in the Bavarian TV Studio's, well worth a visit, dare I say the best Film made.
Loved that movie - top on my list!
@Matt Das Boot was only filmed in German. If you look closely, the mouths are not in sync if you watch the dubbed versions, however I think most of the original actors provided the English dubs. The only movie I know of that actually filmed twice was the 1962 war epic, The Longest Day. One had all the actors speaking English, the other had all the actors speaking their native language.
Technically all versions of the movie were dubbed, even the German version since the use of gyroscopes during filming made the spoken dialogue completely inaudible. It is true that the actors were all bi-lingual and provided the English dubbing.
The Longest Day is one my all time favorites however, I didn't know it was re-dubbed. I'll have to look for the all german version.
The longest day even exists in colour and "black and white".
Nearly shit my pants, when i saw it in colour haha
Been through U 505 in Chicago several times. Cramped boat but it was a larger class 9, class 7 would have been even smaller.
Yes the IX was the largest and more luxury boat so you can imagine how uncomfortable were the Type VII
Respect...
THANKS FOR THE VISIT THIS SUBMARINE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION THANKS 4 SHARING : )
I really wish they'd release a 4K version of the full, uncut version. The DVD's look horrible on my 4K TV.
I agree. The full version, the one shown on German TV (and UK also I think) has far better character development and some very funny sequences that didn't appear in the screen version (especially The Old Man's 'Liebesbriefe'). Sadly, it would cost a fortune to restore and remaster the uncut version though.