9. The Boot (1981)
War claustrophobic
Three decades ago, Wolfgang Petersen filmed “The Boat” based on a novel by Lothar-Günther Buchheim. The cast on board includes famous artists like Jürgen Prochnow, Klaus Wennemann , Herbert Grönemeyer Jan Fedder, Martin Semmel Rogge, Claude-Oliver Rudolph and Uwe Ochsenknecht.
This German film was nominated for six Oscars. The film takes place primarily on the U-boat U 96 .This was sent in the Second World War to destroy enemy merchant ships and convoys . But these targets are well protected and soon U 96 and the crew face deadly hazards.
Wolfgang Petersen directed the claustrophobic tightness in the belly of the U 96 in an extremely impressive way. Particularly poignant struggle for survival of the crew is portrayed as the boat sinks uncontrollably, threatens to burst and the breathing air is running out.
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