At the height of wwii, a young submarine crew heads out to sea on a topsecret mission that all but ensures most will never make it home alive. This is a german made production with subtitles as is also the. And on the topic of those subtitles, there are some strange decisions. Having really admired both the original movie theater and director versions as well as the 6 episode german miniseries that was never aired in america, all of. It has been exhibited both as a theatrical release and as a tv miniseries, in several different home video versions of various running times, and in a directors cut version supervised by petersen in 1997. It is nearly 5 hours long, but it is well worth watching, it follows the patrol of a german u boat during world war 2. Jun 23, 2016 hulu shuts down twitter trolls complaining about parasite subtitles. The directors cut, 209 minutes long 3 hours, 29 minutes, released in 1997, which combines the action sequences seen in the featurelength version with character development scenes contained in the mini series. It proved to be so popular that it was extended into a miniseries in 1985 and. With jurgen prochnow, herbert gronemeyer, klaus wennemann, hubertus bengsch. It is nearly 5 hours long, but it is well worth watching, it follows the patrol of a german u boat during world war. It is still very difficult to follow, and a great deal passes me by. Aug 02, 2019 this eightpart mini series is set in the autumn of 1942, with the focus on the allnew submarine u612 and its mostly freshfaced crew of 40 men. I think this film probably has the hardest german of any of the 50 or so germanlanguage films i.
A german submarine hunts allied ships during the second world war. Maybe it is true that epic themes make the greatest novels and films. Subject to countless hours of claustrophobic confinement and unending assault by enemy ships, the crew struggles for survival. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. It proved to be so popular that it was extended into a mini series in 1985 and now, more than three decades later, we have a big.
Since then i have learnt german, so each time i watch the film i understand it better. Released to cinemas worldwide in 1997, this cut combines the action sequences seen in the featurelength version with character development scenes contained in the mini series. The dvd had english subtitles or you could select english as the language of the. An inexperienced uboat crew has to survive a secret mission and a young german woman is torn between loyalty for her home country and the french resistance in the wwii drama. Subtitles english subtitles are provided and are clear and optional. The film was an international success when it appeared nearly 30 years ago. During the autumn of 1942, in the unrelenting deep ocean waters, uboat captain ulrich wrangel and his men are caught in battle with a us frigate. Tvs uboat return delivers on drama and tension stuff. Dont get me wrong this is a good mini series consisting of 8episodes and well deserves another series but. It is the final drinking contest in oktoberfest and also featured in the movie beerfest. The glass holds 2 liters of beer, or in some cases 2 liters with room for foam 3 liters to the rim. The 293minute version provides more information about individual crew members and.
Here is a movie that explores heroism, duty, patriotism, hope, fear and the futility of warall grand themesexplored in the confined, and collapsing, spaces of a german uboat. U612 is preparing for its first voyage led by captain klaus hoffmann, who feels pressure to live up to his father. Try watching an early scene where the crew discuss erotic fantasies in the english dub with english subtitles and you have two completely different scripts. The 293minute version provides more information about individual crew members and everyday life on the ship. The boat with english russian french spanish italian romanian danish norwegian dutch polish croatian portuguese arabic persian chinese subtitles is a.
That was the best part about it men at war under stress from the german viewpoint. They must be selected from the main menu as they are not selected. Admittedly, i have only watched the first quarter of the eightpart miniseries thats two. Each episode had opening and closing credits, and one of the tv versions had brief recap sequences to catch viewers up on the story. Told from the german perspective the crew aboard the u96 are portrayed in a hopeless lifeanddeath struggle coping with endless hours of lonel. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits. Dec 15, 2016 this feature is not available right now. The original uncut mini series 2 discs dvd 1984 at best buy.
A great film, and delivered a day earlier than was scheduled which was a bonus. This series, coy as it may be about its status as a reboot, is an. The first time was the directors cut with subtitles. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. An adaptation of lothargunther buchheims 1973 german novel of the same name, the film is set during. Told from the german perspective the crew aboard u96 are. The boat is the story of the crew of one of the hundreds of uboats deployed by the germans in world war ii. A world war ii german uboat crew have a terrifying patrol mission in the early days of the war. It was already released as a tv mini series in the nineties, but now its gets it own sequel as a series. In 1981, an extraordinary mini series appeared on german television. Casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration. As the original films plot ends in december 1941, the series setting takes place nine months later, in 1942. Activate it with clicking on the cc symbol, bottom right in the yt video screen. The 8part tv series uses the 1981 german movie as a jumping off point for this new story about the submarines conflict with a resistance movement.
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