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U-96 launching a torpedo attack over a British tanker convoy already crippled...
Das Boot (German for The Boat) is a feature film directed by Wolfgang Petersen, adapted from a novel of the same name by Lothar-Günther Buchheim. Hans-Joachim Krug, former first officer on U-219, served as a consultant, as did Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, the actual captain of the real U-96.
The movie has a strong anti-war message. One of Petersen's stated goals was to guide the audience through "a journey into madness," (which is actually what the film's German tagline translates to) showing "what war is all about." Petersen heightened suspense by very rarely showing any external views of the submarine unless it is running on the surface and relying on sounds to convey action outside the boat, thus showing the audience only the claustrophobic interior the crew would see. The director's meticulous attention to detail resulted in an extremely realistic and historically accurate movie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Boot
Das Boot (German for The Boat) is a feature film directed by Wolfgang Petersen, adapted from a novel of the same name by Lothar-Günther Buchheim. Hans-Joachim Krug, former first officer on U-219, served as a consultant, as did Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, the actual captain of the real U-96.
The movie has a strong anti-war message. One of Petersen's stated goals was to guide the audience through "a journey into madness," (which is actually what the film's German tagline translates to) showing "what war is all about." Petersen heightened suspense by very rarely showing any external views of the submarine unless it is running on the surface and relying on sounds to convey action outside the boat, thus showing the audience only the claustrophobic interior the crew would see. The director's meticulous attention to detail resulted in an extremely realistic and historically accurate movie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Boot
Submarine warfare is a great interest of mine, I actually wanted to sift this clip from The Hunt of the Red October. However the embed is disabled. Then I thought about the embarkation speech from Crimson Tide, as I watched both movies on a rainy sunday and was simply blown away. Though neither are Das Boot, so I went back and looked for this clip.
If I ever get to Chicago, I'm going to be checking out U-505 at the Museum of Science and Industry. Also, Bavarian Film Studios apparently has their entire set from the filming of Dad Boot on public display.
Nice sift.
Would a U boat skipper really have spent a torpedo to hit a ship that was already foundering? Was that just artistic license or might there have been some practical motivation for using a scarce and precious resource to hit an already destroyed ship?
That's too bad!! They don't know what they're missing!
Every time I play Silent Hunter II on my computer I think about this movie.