DAS BOOT (1981) broke my dad... First Time Watching | Movie REACTION - Part 2/2

[@myegyptiandadreacts4824]

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[@beckysam3913]

there are no winners in war, we all cried because we saw the human side. best anti-war movie ever made.

[@lanzknecht8599]

There was in WW 2 an incident, when a German submarine tried to rescue shipwrecked Allied sailors with Italian POVs (the "Laconia" incident). After other uboats and an Italian submarine arrived they took in tow several lifeboats set the flag of the Red Cross and informed the Allies in an open radio call that they were on a rescue mission. But instead of recieving help the convoi was attacked by a US bomber, that hit several of lifeboats. As a result of the Laconia-incident the German submarines were prohibited to help shipwrecked sailors of enemy nations.

[@LuziBeerbaum]

yes, but for the movie it's irrelevant. The movie plays '41 and the Laconia order came out in september '42.

[@undertakernumberone1]

@@LuziBeerbaum The movie plays a bit loose with the timeline anyway. It is meant to take place in 41, but presents the situation of the u boat crews more like from 42 onwards. 41 was still part of the "Happy Times", when they were the bane of the convoys, before ASDIIC and such. Same with the attack on the harbor at the end. In 41, the british didn't have any (small) air craft capable of mounting an effective attack over that distance it'd take to get to the port. It's throwing the situation of the U-Boat fleet, Laconia and other stuff back into a 41 setting.

[@tekay44]

yeah, it was someone else's fault. funny how that works isn't it? these were nazi pricks, the worst of the worst. this movie makes them look human, but they weren't, they effing weren't. these were the bad guys, not the allies.

[@onastick2411]

@@undertakernumberone1 Odd that they set it so early, I didn't realise that, I'd assumed 43 onwards, when the Allies material and technical superiority had begun to turn the tide. The stoic fatalism of the crew doesn't match it being 41, when they were attacking by night, overwhelming small escorts, without radar

[@plutonthedarkmystic]

i haven´t seen the movie in english but i saw the TV-Version (it´s 4 parts each 90 Minutes with much more scenes). In this version "Werner" later asked the "Kaleu (Captain)" why it was not possible to rescue the people. He responded quite angry "Can you tell me where to put those people on this boat? It´s not enough from everything for us ... !" And he had his orders from the Admiralty!

[@scubaleotard]

I saw this movie in a theater in 1981, with only 3-4 other people in the theater, when the credits rolled, I stood up, crying, clapping.

[@thomasnieswandt8805]

In case you are wondering, Das Boot is an autbiographic book, Lothar-Günter Buchheim (Lt. Werner in this movie) and its part of a trillogie. The Captain, Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, didnt die in the attacke. He was wounded and got promoted. The seond book "Die Festung/ the fortress" is set in 1944 when germany started to lose the war. Buchheim and the Captain met again during an evacuation. The third book "Der Abschied/Farewell" is set in the 1960. Lehmann-Willenbrock became a civilian captain after the war and was captain of germanys only ever, nuclear powered vessle the "Otto Hahn" On his last voyage before retirement, Buchheim was an honoured guest. Lehmann-Willenbrock did also visit the set during filming.

[@TheTuubster]

Fun fact: The submarine set was so well built using real materials and not plywood, you can still visit it in its almost original state at the Bavaria Filmstudios near Munich and walk all the way through the submarine from beginning to end.

[@Deegee_1969]

The cast were trained.. drilled even, in how to behave and perform as accurately as possible, which involved the crash dive procedures.

[@jamesreisenauer1778]

The cast would sometimes shoot for up to 18 hrs a day. The studio was also called „movie factory“ because of the rigorose shooting times. Fun fact: The actor who played the injured soldier was supposed to be replaced when he injured himself on set. Instead they decided to drive him from hospital to the set every day. So he was really injured.

[@hbuch65]

@@Deegee_1969 Not only the actors playing the crew were drilled, also the camera men had to be well trained. I visited the studios several years ago and it was difficult to walk through the sub in a normal speed. To run through it, especially though the doors, without any extra wight must be horrible. And then try it with a camera.

[@walker1812]

I went through the sub in the mid 80s at the film studio. And climbed the conning tower they built for the exterior shots. Was so amazing.

[@NatPat-yj2or]

So glad I saw this comment, because this just made my bucket list. If I ever go to Europe, I am going to Munich. This is another reason of many that I want to visit Germany. Thanks for letting us know!

[@pitsmitter1852]

Another great german war movie is stalingrad (1993). It shows how war realy is without heroism and without winners and it has an really dramatic ending. Once you see it you probably wont forget it.

[@007Marke]

Totally agreed, I might add "Cross of Iron" to that list of great German anti-war movies

[@phlyphan1083]

1993 Stalingrad, Come And See and Das Boot are my favorite war movies of all time and I've seen so many. The 1930 All Quiet On The Western front is great as well and I "enjoyed" 1959 The Bridge very much. Another recommendation would be 1988 The Beast of War, US movie about soviet tankers in afghanistan. Has a cold war red scare touch to it, kinda cheesy at times, but also a gritty depiction of any cold war / middle eastern conflict (even filmed in Israel with tanks they had captured from prior conflicts). Also said to be the most realistic movie tank combat depiction

[@arnodobler1096]

Yes by Johann Vilsmaier

[@pitsmitter1852]

@@arnodobler1096 By Joseph Vilsmaier 😉 but yes.

[@arnodobler1096]

@@pitsmitter1852 🤭 ups

[@BenHatira]

Even tho a reaction to this epic movie doesn't give a huge amount of views, i'am happy they both enjoyed it !

[@myegyptiandadreacts4824]

I’m expecting this to get 10K views after a month, also thank you! We enjoyed it a lot! Truly one of a kind!

[@Shcreamingreen]

@@myegyptiandadreacts4824 You were right in your predictions. Greetings to your father, he's a very intelligent man

[@frankfabian3268]

I have to this is one of the most realistic settings for a reaction video i've seen on youtube. Just you and your dad watching a movie.. not forced and overedited like others.

[@siegelvonthule]

Your dad is a very gentle and sympactic man, viele grüsse aus deutschland

[@ellerose9164]

German Aragorn is a really good description for the leadership qualities of the captain. Loved your reaction!

[@somthingbrutal]

growing up in 1970's UK this was the first film that made me feel sympathy for the German solders

[@markymarknj]

I grew up in the US at the same time, and I served in the US Navy during the first half of the 1980s; my grandfather served in WWII. Even so, the film had a similar effect on me; this was the first film that made me empathize with the German crew.

[@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv]

Like watching now Russians,who think because of all the Russian propaganda,they are on the good side. Its scary how easy we stil can fool people.

[@ericcriteser4001]

Totally understand.

[@BlaneNostalgia]

I get shivers down my spine everytime at the last scene of the captain. This movie is timeless.

[@montifexmaximus459]

"It's like a story of Germany as a whole." Your father is a great man. My respect as a German historian.

[@mastereppsreturns6586]

At 31:38 you can clearly see a big tear rolling down the dad’s face ❤

[@Anthony_Soleri]

My great-grandfather was on a German submarine. He told me about it when he was still alive. I still have all his documents about the submarines he was on. He was on three different ones during the war. The crew met again when he was 87 years old. That was about 10 years ago.

[@definitelynotthequestion5359]

Old guy gets it. So much was given, loyalty, resilience etc... It all sinks. So cold and real.

[@user-bj2lu9qt3o]

please dont say old, thats rude.

[@D_Warme]

There are pros and cons about the ending, but personally I think it's the best ending as it reminds us at the very end that this is a war film, not an adventure drama.

[@renameduser466]

Shocking as it is and should be, the ending is absolutely suitable: There is hardly any other authentic ending possible for this German WWII movie. War has no justice, and there was no happy ending in Germany.

[@robderich8533]

Imho the more background knowledge you have, the even better this movie gets, simply because you can better appreciate how accurately details are portrayed. For example, higher pressure in greater water depth limits the range at which depth charges can damage the boat, so the deeper they go, the better are the chances of surviving the bombardment, but also if the hull leaks, the harder it gets to stop flooding. All factors that a capable submarine commander had to consider. Incidentally, the scene where the sailor goes overboard in the storm was not in the script at all, but was an actual accident that happened during filming. But then all of the actors were so much involved in their roles that they actually reacted as real sailors would have done in this situation and it worked so well that the scene was cut into the finished film. Or the scenes when they are bombed by the plane in the Strait of Gibraltar and the commander orders them to run at the surface as fast as possible on a course of 180 degrees, i.e. directly south ("Alles, was drin ist, LI!!!"). His intention is to run the boat aground on the African coast, which at the end saves them. The 'trunks' they use to breathe in the scenes while the boat is lying on the ground are in fact not oxygen devices, but CO2 scrubbers so that they don't die of carbon dioxide poisoning. Today even recreational divers can use closed-cycle-rebreathers based on this technology (by now even working quite reliably). The scenes in which they torpedo the tanker and you see the burning sailors jumping off the ship after the impact are also immensely gripping, when the feeling of remorse spreading among the men immediately afterwards, something that normally only the Captain had to deal with, because usually he was the only one who could see through the periscope. There are also several moments in the film in which brief remarks of the crew make clear that they don't really feel hostility towards the sailors on the other side, because they are aware that they all struggle with a common enemy: the sea, which makes no difference who it drowns. Without doubt, Das Boot is definitly one of the best movies ever made.

[@katherinhalpin8176]

Wonderful reaction, gentlemen. Thank you!

[@jochenlutz7195]

To my mind this is one of the most impressing war films. Without extreme brutal scenes but with incredible tension it shows the war from a german sight and the insanity of war.

[@sebastianberger746]

Important to know is that when Johann asked for forgiveness the captain send him to the bed wirh the words : Ab in die Falle. Thats how german parents speak to their kids.

[@HHIngo]

It's sonteresting to watch your reaction as a German. Smart dad! Greetings from Germany!

[@meineklartraum-strategie1975]

It was fun to see your reactions, the film is truly a masterpiece and we should all pray that something like this never happens again!

[@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883]

the moral of the story: All of that was for nothing. That is the German memory of WWII.

[@edgarschranz]

It's the memory of every country which lost a war.

[@Steevee5k]

You can say what you want, but the Germany as we know it today would never have come to be, if it wasn't for all the suffering and hardship it had to get through. Sometimes you have to go through hell to learn to appreciate heaven.

[@tillyt4054]

@@Steevee5k As someone with genuine half German heritage please STFU ,We owe our currrent country and culture to USA and British support and re- education In the Western sector , Those from East German heritage raised under communinism are the biggest bigots and racists in current day Germany , After the wall fell they were the ones who viciously went after Turkish immigrants , Learn history my friend

[@renameduser466]

@@Steevee5k Sorry, but that is such a BS. There is nothing that makes good for the mountains of suffering, loss, injustice and waste to responsible as well as to innocent people in so many countries. And as for Germany nowadays, people are wealthy and at health, the system worked well in the past 60 years doesn't mean it is necessarily better and 'more appreciating' than when its culture peaked.

[@2tone753]

@@renameduser466 Are you really sure that you really understood the message of both the film and the book?

[@arnodobler1096]

The multi-parter (TV series) is the even better version. It shows the contrast between boredom on the boat and the dangers even better. There is a good documentary about the filming with English subtitles, on YT. Great reaction you both.

[@arnodobler1096]

PS others have already recommended it: Stalingrad by J. Vilsmaier very realistic too.

[@arnodobler1096]

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[@Muck006]

@@arnodobler1096 Waterloo is also a great movie showing the horror of war ... filmed with the russian army playing the soldiers ... filmed in Ukraine and they even "built some hills" for it.

[@blackangel9594]

The original movie das Boot is the best the TV Serie das Boot is to long and bored!

[@arnodobler1096]

@@blackangel9594 The first cinema version turns the material into an action film - stupid! The directors cut is acceptable.

[@mistreat28]

Thank you so much for your reaction. I've seen many reactions regarding this movie, because it's my all-time favourite, but THIS is the very best. Thanks for making two parts of it, because it's worth it. Your emotions got me, because I feel the very same, when I'm watching it. It's without a doubt the most realistic and authentic war movie, a masterpiece by Wolfgang Petersen. And the cast is brilliant as well, no drop out. Best greetings from Germany, keep up the excellent work, I really enjoyed the talking and bonding between you two. Stay healthy and all the best, Dennis

[@rram.]

Hello, my friend! This was one of my father's favorite wartime movie. I remember watching this film countless times back in the day during the weekends with him. This was my first movie that I've watched which was released in the 80's, which I actually enjoyed, given I wasn't into film making back then, lol! The tension and unknown made this such a captivating film. Wish I could relive the moments of watching films with my father, that's why I enjoy watching you two ! Makes me reminisce when I watch your vidz! Hope the you and the fam are doing great :) All the best, my friend, and best wishes to your father

[@myegyptiandadreacts4824]

It was so incredibly tense and the stakes were ridiculously high, claustrophobic, top notch acting, you only see the world from their perspective, the water pressure, the signals from above. It's masterful

[@tommusikauswahl1066]

A pleasure to watch you and your dad. You are a good son. And hes a good dad.

[@2tone753]

If Johann had survived, he would not have had to face a court-martial. I'm German and Berliner (the actor playing Kaleu is Jürgen Prochnow, who is also from Berlin), the Kaleu's earlier saying "Off into the trap" means for us Berliners that Johann can go to sleep. That was the end of the matter for Kaleu. Johann was a very experienced, A capable and otherwise level-headed man who simply lost his nerve. Who among us can say how we would have reacted in the same situation? His value is shown once again when, together with others, he can plug the leaks. He has confirmed the trust shown by Kaleu in him.

[@uriadelavaro3956]

One of the best reactions to this movie. German war movies are always something special bc they tend to be always a little darker and more realistic. Check out "Stalingrad" from 1993 and "All quiet on the Western Front" from 2022.

[@toniamsterdam3910]

The bridge

[@laalonso]

@@toniamsterdam3910 Everybody forgets this movie, i guess because it's b/w, but it's definitely a must watch.

[@megatwingo]

Nice reaction. Thumbs up! :) I sensed from your remarks about the submarine crew being quiet & whispering, that you are not aware, that the ships above can HEAR the noises and voices from the submarine. It's not a fantasy plot invention to enhance the tension artificially, that they have to be quiet and are whispering. The ships really can hear the people in the submarine with their listening devices. The attacking aircraft at Gibraltar was a British aircraft. The Spaniards didn't fight against the Germans. They were neutral with slight sympathies towards Germany because they had the same ideology at power back then. Gibraltar is a small part of Spain that belongs to Britain because of an old battle and a British conquest back in history.

[@loufo]

a wonderful reaction! almost all the actors (even those in small roles) became big names in german film and television. the role of sole survivor was played by herbert grönemeyer, one of the most successful german musician to this day. surely one of the best war films, certainly the most authentic.

[@hammerhi99]

He wasnt the sole survivor, what are you talking about?

[@freakygoblin3068]

I'm British, my wife is German. My father in law when still alive had some stories about the war where he was a medic. He hated modern American "war" movies and how they glamourised war.

[@audionmusic2787]

American war films are not unlike prewar Nazi propaganda films.

[@SuperUltimateLP]

I just wanted to add to the allied ship sinking scene. Normally sailors helped each other, no country or sailor wants to see other sailors drown... There are multiple reasons why they didnt rescue the sailors, the first and obvious one is space, they have non. A nother sad reason is that there was a incident with the ship Laconia it was sunk by a u-boat and the crew decided to rescue as many sailors and passengers as possible, this was done by carrying many on the deck and towing the survival boats. They even radioed out to everyone near german and allied to rescue there men... They had flown the red cross flag and all... A US figther plane got permission to shoot at the u-boats and did so! Killing many of there fellow Allies and non of the germans, they obviously didnt stick around after that, cut the ropes and dived! Leaving the people behind, after that a order was given to never again try to rescue the allies. And somehow the people responsible for this giant fuckup got medals for that...

[@timmuetzel2675]

What a fantastic reaction from you two. I'm so happy to have watched with you. Great job.

[@MrTiti]

this videomust be watched in the dark. at night. when its very cold outside. and never sitting in bed. and it must be felt undampened. greetings from Essen.

[@jochensch8821]

The author of the novel, Lothar G Buchheim, was a reporter on a submarine, like Lieutenant Werner, and has incorporated his experiences and those of other reporters into the novel.

[@marcusfranconium3392]

Das Boot , is a perfect example that naval battles have nothing to do with politics or man vs man but machine vs machine . Seararers and navys have codes of conduct more ancient than most countries exist . THere is another movie by the same film maker , called: Stalingrad made in 1993 .

[@kh884488]

Thanks for reviewing this excellent film. One thing I really like about this film is that it captures the fog of war quite well. For a lot of the film, the crew doesn't know exactly where they are or where other German u-boats are. They are just doing the best they can with what limited information they have available.

[@filipohman7277]

Awesome Movie and Work Guys, Thanks 👍👍👍👍 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮

[@madawcofarreat2348]

Greetings from Denmark. Such a great reaction. I love you and your father's relationship. He's also very informed, and hopefully some day we can unite and head into battle against a CERTAIN common enemy once more, and actually get to win this time.

[@filipohman7277]

Yes, They are Great!!!👍👍 Greetings to Danmark from Finland🇫🇮

[@Gerrnzfg]

The real-life chief was Friedrich Grade. He survived the war, became the last survivor of the crew of U96, and died in 2023 at the age of 107

[@3.k]

Although this movie is showing true events, the ending is fantasy. The real Kapitänleutnant and Lt. Werner lived long after the war, and the Kaleun became the first captain of the first German nuclear powered ship, the Otto Hahn.

[@oscarwilde-fan880]

Your Dad is a very astute observer (both of you are, actually). None of us late-borns can imagine the horror of what our grand-dads having to serve in war have been put through. Myself I have witnessed my grand-uncle having to re-live his Eastern Front experience in his dreams 50 years after action. Complete horror, PTSD they call it now, in the 50s up to the 90s there was nor word for it, and the veterans had to deal with it on their own. War is a bad idea, better not engage in it. Greetings from Germany.

[@tekay44]

great reaction guys, you looked like you were on the boat. lol. couldn't even imagine the terror.

[@ryanhampson673]

Allied tactics used multiple destroyers to hunt the U-Boats. While a ship is moving quickly it is difficult to hear with its hydrophones so a lot of times one destroyer would go dead in the water to listen and direct the others to the position. Hydrophones are passive but Asdiic (sonar) is active. What’s not really brought up much is after depth charges explode it disturbs and creates a lot tiny air bubbles in the water that can give false signals to the sonar for around 15 minutes. The movie greyhound kind of shows this when after they depth charge a U-Boat the sonar operator said “indications confused” from the signals.

[@andygossard4293]

I very much enjoyed your reaction to one of my favorite films guys.

[@ericcriteser4001]

I enjoyed watching you watching one of the greatest films of all time. Hah. The algorithm got me here. Das Boot is brilliant.

[@rhikkha]

In RL the Captain of U-96 survived the war and was at the set during filming.

[@Foxrich99]

Absolutely fantastic movie I'd also recommend watching Stalingrad (1993) wich is a similar realistic and gritty war movie in a pretty similar style as Das Boot, but not as long a maraton to sit through.

[@RaymondSchulte]

The book ended with the German news correspondent writing a quote from the Bible to finish his report of the journey of U-96 “And I alone escaped to tell thee!”

[@Basusu1166]

There are other good war films that were made in Germany in the early 1950s. In some cases, original materials such as uniforms and medals and also small vehicles were used because these things were still available in sufficient quantities. These films were shot in black and white. Unfortunately I don't know if there are subtitles for it. I like that in these films the language and military terms were all used correctly, not like in newer films about the time. Like there are films like: " Die Brücke " ( The Bridge ) von 1957 von Bernhard Vicki , " Dogs, do you want to live forever " , " U-47 Captain Lieutenant Prien and " Night fell over Gotenhafen " . The film titles were of course in German, only translated here. However, these films bring the viewer as close as possible to the time because the tone, the language, and military details were as correct as they could be.

[@Muck006]

19:00 Gibraltar has a surface current and a deeper current ... and they intend to just use the deeper current into the mediterranean to get by with minimal noise and without using the engine. At least that is the theory.

[@AnimePrayer]

The deepest documented dive depth is made by U703 that rushed down to 290m during a depth charge attack, before its falling could be stopped by the crew! For comparison: Modern ones can (officially, but not confirmed) reach 1200 meters. U703 and its 54 crew have been missing in Arctic waters since September 25, 1944! It is unclear whether it fell victim to a mine or sank as a result of an Arctic storm. No debris or bodies were found!

[@gjpercy]

Great reaction guys, and love the movie. My interest was piqued at 27:43 when they mentioned CO² levels at 1.8%. That is 18,000 Parts Per Million (PPM), and sources say that 40,000 PPM is an immediate danger to life and health. Interesting that they were about half way to significant CO² poisoning (100,000 PPM you are dead for sure). Side Note: Global average CO² concentration is currently around 420 PPM. It is estimated to have been as high as 9000 PPM in the past, possibly more.

[@paavobergmann4920]

About the shame of Johann´s breakdown: I think it scares everyone, because they are all at the edge, at the absolute limit of what they can take, and they know it could have been any single one of them (XO is very close to breaking at one point, when he yell´s "we´re going down!", which he absolutely shouldn´t have as an officer), but they also know, operating the boat takes the full attention of every sailor. Anyone not focusing, expecially while the boat is fallign apart under bombs, puts the life of 46 sailors at risks. Every one know their life depends on 45 others staying focused. And the captain can´t afford a panic to develop, it would kill everyone. Plus, the german navy had very strict rules. And they all like Johann. So it´s an extremely tense situation with very very mixed emotions, and a lot of them.

[@ruhiger69]

A good Leader understands and knows ALL People fron a Team. That give them Respect. Respect is not gibven for free. It need to be earned

[@baardkopperud]

I watched the mini-series version of the movie (which is even longer than the extended director's cut) on Norwegian TV back in the mid-late 1980s and loved it - think it's one of the best war-movies (and the best sub-movie) ever made! Although the pace of the mini-series is slower, you get to know the crew even better - thus caring even more for them. It also more room for humor (like a drunk Thomsen thinking a phone ringing at the bar is an ALARM!) and more about the running of the sub (why they do what they do).

[@chrishoff402]

I remember watching that movie in a theater with a really good sound system right after completing a Scuba diving course. The sounds would make me duck because of the way it carries 3 times faster under water.

[@thomasleve5270]

And all analog kodak film!!! No CGI!!! Greetings from the Normandy!

[@hruthgardahne822]

Great reaction of both of you, iam glad you enjoyed watching 'Das Boot'! One of the best movies in cinema history. By the way, i dont accept the ending aswel, denial! SH

[@Muck006]

9:20 At the start of the war ... german submarines stayed up and helped these survivors until they could be picked up, but then the british started sinking them with planes, so the orders concerning "aiding people distressed at sea" were changed.

[@LasseRinstroem]

This film is an absolute masterpiece (and my favourite movie) and was also nominated for several Oscars (including Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Editing). However, the film "Ghandi" (8 Oscars) was also nominated in these categories, so unfortunately there was no Oscar in these categories.

[@bystander1255]

Great reaction guys

[@maggie_rhee_wählt_blau]

Hello! You do really good Videos! As a German I like it very much that you watched it in German! I'm happy you both like the Movie! Thank you very much!😊 "Das Boot" & "All quiet on the western Front" are the best German Movies, in my Opinion! Btw....Your German pronunciation is very good!😊👍🏻

[@myegyptiandadreacts4824]

Hahaha Thank you!

[@TheDunestyler]

one of the best movies ever made.

[@Arsenic71]

There actually isn't a lot of plot in the movie, but instead it's all atmosphere. It's one of the best movies of all time.

[@allesanders1809]

"Das Boot" based on a book from Lothar-Günther Buchheim. He is "Leutnant Werner". What you see here had been real.

[@Muck006]

Concerning the "creaking noises" ... metals are able to change shape due to their crystalline structure AND the metallic bond being relatively loose AND strong. This allows for a certain mechanism where rows of atoms "jump places": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dislocation

[@Thunder_1977]

Thank you very much for watching this masterpiece! What makes this movie so special in my opinion is the fact, it shows the horror of war from the perspective of a common soldier, besides ideologies and black and white thinking. I visited 2 submarines in my life, the actual film set in the studio in Munich and a real one from WW2 in Northern Germany, which is part of a museum now. Especially the second one makes you think if you're walking through it, having in mind that about 30-40 people living in this tiny space for weeks. There is also a sign which is about the commander of this boat who got the nick name "old guy" by his crew. He was in his 20s when he commanded this ship... If this movie has a moral than this: war never has a winner, it always leaves broken souls, minds and hearts behind, on EVERY side.

[@outdooropaholger9998]

The captain of a ship in Germany is always called "Der Alte" = "the old one" by the ships crew when they talk about him. It's sailors language.

[@2tone753]

The film takes place in 1941 when the German submarines were still quite successful. Especially off the American coast, many Allied cargo ships and tankers were sunk because the defense was not yet "well-established". From the middle of 1943 the situation changed completely to the disadvantage of the German submarines. New tactics, weapons, Convoy tactics, radar, etc. blatantly changed the situation for the German side to their disadvantage. The so-called “sacrifice” of the German submarines began. One number: a total of 287 German submarines were lost in 1943, almost twice as many as the total in the previous three years. And that lasted until the end of the war on May 8th. 1945 so on. The submarines were knowingly sent to their deaths.

[@PeterOConnell-pq6io]

The deeper a U-Boat dived, the increasing water pressure (one atmosphere every 10m deeper) reduced the kill raduis of depth charges, until the water pressure itself crushed the subs pressure hull. Allied escorts sonar analyses reported U-Boats achieving ~238m/~750ft depths.

[@amtreasen2347]

What a great reaction video to "Gotta blur this out or the video gets flagged".

[@Krabat667]

In opposite to the movie the captain survived the war and was the captain of the only German atomic ship. The Ingenieur also survived and died in summer 2023 (!) with over 100 years.

[@knutritter461]

The German moral of the story: Whatever heroic things the crew had done, after everything they had gone through, everything had been in vain in the end. Greetings from Germany

[@TheLufesian]

Did you know that it is a true story? The photograph was the one recounting all of it.

[@lebawsski]

The Type VII ( The sub in the movie) Was known to go down to 250 meters. That was the maximum depth it should go.

[@wlwplus9268]

What a great reaction !

[@necromancer234]

You are very smart. As a kid I was so impacted by this movie. The good part is, Germany always rise up again, even after the darkest hours. Germany always finds a way to solve problems. Hopefully we get better politicians soon.

[@RaceDayReplay]

Devastating. Such a good film. You should watch the miniseries that this is cut from

[@peterweiss123]

One if not the best german film produced !

[@GGGrapefruit]

2 destroyer is not just one more than one. Two destroyer can triangulate, hence precisely ping the location of a sub.

[@MeinName-x4y]

If you want to watch && understand this film, enjoy it in a very dark room, with a large video wall and full loud sound effects.

[@fuzzybarnes5124]

37:10 You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake (Jeannette Rankin, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives)

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

Great, great movie.

[@miraculix9103]

I think it is not oxygen but a CO2 filter, so they dont become CO2-poisoned (?)

[@windsaw151]

I think it's the other way round. It prevents that they breathe out CO2, therefore keeping the overall CO2 level low in the boat. After all, the working crew didn't use them and didn't need them to work. But yes: it is not the lack of oxygen that was the problem, it was CO2 poisoning that they had to prevent.

[@zerocool2363]

Nein das verhindert eine CO2 Vergiftung der Besatzung das sind Calipatronen die das Co2 binden sollten

[@windsaw151]

@@zerocool2363 Dann hätten die Arbeiter auch Masken tragen müssen. So lange der CO2 Wert noch nicht über der kritischen Marke liegt, ist eigentlich nur wichtig, dass CO2 absorbiert wird, nicht ob es zur Verhinderung einer Vergiftung ist oder generell immer wenn man atmet.

[@zerocool2363]

@@windsaw151 Hatte der Kapitän so angeordnet das nur die freien Leute Kalipatronen tragen die anderen nicht...wahrscheinlich weil die bei den Instandsetzungsarbeiten gestört hätten

[@windsaw151]

@@zerocool2363 Und weil wenn sie schlafen sie nicht so viel atmen und noch weniger CO2 ausstoßen.

[@u.z.9383]

Nicely done. There is a “Making of” video on KZbin. Filming this film was extremely dangerous and extremely awkward. There is also an American essay on the symbolism of the elements: The Descent into Hell (Diving) and The Emergence. This film says a lot about the German mentality: There is no hero. Essentially, it's a movie about "good men trying to do a good job." If you do your best, even failure is forgiven (Johann). The leader is a father figure, both demanding and caring. Everyone trusts him. But what to do when the leader is a loser (World War I) or a crook (World War II)? Getting out was not an option. There are only two German films from World War II that come close to “Das Boot”: “Downfall” and “Die Brücke” (from the 1950s).

[@jerrycallaio5130]

Just A Fantastic Film; Probably The Best War Movie Ever Made!

[@Signofevil_Smile4theCam]

The idea of this movie was to display how war really is: boring, brutal, tense, horror, it doesn't require tons of blood and bodies flying around. Tension and boredom with some short action scenes is all that is needed to show how sensless war really is. Best ANTI-war movie ever made. And what's special about it, the longer the version one watches the better!

[@Hab_Ich]

War has no winner and no happy end...

[@WarriorPoet01]

12:22 “Macaronis” (noodles) - a slang term for “Italians” 😁

[@stephanlunden4318]

Another Movie worth watching is "Stalingrad" (German Version from the 90's).

[@juergenstange6844]

When I was a schoolboy we watched "Die Brücke" (The Bridge) at school. The older movie ! That showed us how senseless wars are. And what the Nazi System did to the youth. Betrayed, cheated, seduced, crucified...

[@jensschroder8214]

The movie already announced that 3/4 would not survive. That's why there couldn't be a happy ending. And yet the viewer is taken right into the middle and hopes and fears for the sailors. But in the end one question remains: was it worth fighting the war?

[@seebarry4068]

I can't imagine how irritating it would be to have a commentary in my left ear through the tension of this.

[@stirlingmoss4621]

'as quiet as a Church mouse'

[@jorgmehring2660]

Spanish planes? Spain was neutral in WW2, they just had dinner party in Spain. No - Gibraltar (GB). min 21:30

[@Kivas_Fajo]

The Kaptain is actually an international film star from Germany. Leutnant Werner is Herbert Grönemeyer, a singer and songwriter from Germany. All others are famous or very well known German actors.

[@Muck006]

Destroyers didnt have "unlimited ammo" of depth charges, so if you know which type of destroyer is bombing you, you can count them to see if they have run out. These large convoys only had 1-2 destroyers as guards.

[@dirkdriessen1133]

During the water nomb szene you can see sailor counting the bombs on a panal

[@TanielaKaufusi]

Wow. They made it home just to die. Seems they were safer out at sea.