Das Boot is definitely my favorite and it’s been so long that I need to watch it again. I think I’ve seen the 4 hr German version once but now I need to double check.
Das Boot is a remarkable movie.
My favorite scene has to be starting at the FireBoat Drill all the way through to the next morning when they are going out on patrol...the insanity of their partying in the club...
I have no doubt that is a conglomeration of a bunch of pre-deployment stories, but at that point, with UBoat losses mounting, I have no doubt there were last nights of craziness...might be their last chance, and they knew it.