"Hail victory, and sink them all!"
Das Boot is a 1981 West German war film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer and Klaus Wennemann. An adaptation of Lothar-Günther Buchheim's 1973 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, the film is set during World War II and follows the German submarine U-96 and her crew, as they set out on a hazardous patro
"Okay, men, now listen. Were going to blow out the water now and see if we can get our rear ends out of the sand. If we make it to the surface, things could still get pretty rough. Traffics heavy up there. And we have to pray the engines start, so we can get out of this mess. The condition the boat is in, we have got to head straight for La Rochelle. If we make it... its half a bottle of beer for each! There is one thing on our side; they wont be expecting us. Well men, all set?"
Das Boot"[escaping from the British] They havent spotted us! Theyre all snoring in their bunks! Or you know what? Theyre drinking in the bar! Celebrating our sinking! Not yet, my friends. Not yet!"
Das Boot"[referring to officers going to a cathouse the night before shipping out] Scared fuckers. They need sex like the infantry needs alcohol."
Das Boot"[After an alarm is sounded and an emergency dive is executed] April fool. Practice makes perfect."
Das Boot"[looking at a log of messages from other U-Boats] Our recent triumphs: "Dived to evade enemy aircraft; Lost contact." "Dived to evade destroyer; Depth charged." The British have stopped making mistakes."
Das Boot"Our patrol planes! Where are they? Answer that one, Herr Göring! The British have plenty of them! Talking big is all hes good for, that fat slob."
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