The 1981 war film follows the German submarine U-96 as it patrols the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. It has been lauded ...

The film was a record-breaking from the time of its release until just three years ago.

Das Boot started out life as a 150-minute cinema release, then developed into a five-hour mini-series before finding a much more natural and effective resting place as a 310-minute director’s cut, the ...

Filming for the fourth season of the Sky Original series “Das Boot” wrapped in Malta last week, and the first look images have been released. NBCUniversal Global Distribution is handling ...

Heralded as an anti-war masterpiece, Das Boot was nominated for six Oscars, including for Petersen's direction and his adaptation of Lothar-Gunther Buchheim's best-selling 1973 novel.

Oscar-nominated Das Boot filmmaker Wolfgang Peterson has died at the age of 81. The German writer-director was perhaps best known for films including Air Force One, In the Line of Fire, The ...

Wolfgang Petersen, the Oscar-nominated director of films like “Das Boot” and “Air Force One,” died on August 12, his spokesperson, Michelle Bega from Rogers & Cowan/PMK, told CNN. He was 81.

Das Boot launched Petersen as a filmmaker in Hollywood, where he became one of the top makers of action adventure films including 1993's In The Line Of Fire with Clint Eastwood as a secret service ...

German director Wolfgang Petersen, who made films such as Das Boot, Air Force One and Outbreak, has died aged 81. A spokeswoman confirmed Petersen died of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles on ...

Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker behind "Das Boot," “In the Line of Fire,” “Air Force One” and “The Perfect Storm,” has died. He was 81.