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
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