Cast and crew
Das Boot (1981)
41 cast and 62 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast41
Jürgen ProchnowLieutenant 'Der Alte'
Herbert GrönemeyerLeutnant Werner
Klaus WennemannChef Ingenieur
Hubertus BengschFirst Watch Officer
Martin SemmelroggeSecond Watch Officer
Bernd TauberKriechbaum
Erwin LederJohann 'Das Gespenst'
Martin MayUllmann
Heinz HoenigHinrich
Uwe OchsenknechtChief Bosun
Claude-Oliver RudolphArio
Jan FedderPilgrim- Rita CadillacMonique
- Ralf RichterFrenssen
- Joachim BernhardPreacher
- Oliver StritzelSchwalle
- Konrad BeckerBockstiegel
- Lutz SchnellDufte
- Martin HemmeBrückenwilli
Otto SanderPhillip Thomsen- Günter LamprechtWeser Captain
- Thomas Boxhammer—
- Roger Barth—
- Günther FrankeWeser First Officer
- Christian Bendomir—
- Norbert Gronwald—
- Albert Kraml—
- Jean-Claude HoffmannBenjamin
- Peter Pathenis—
- Arno KralHagen
- Christian Seipolt—
- Helmut NeumeierSchmutt
- Ferdinand Schaal—
- Wilhelm PietschFranz
- Rolf Weber—
- Dirk SalomonMarkus
- Lothar Zajicek—
- Sky du MontWeser Officer (uncredited)
- Ulrich GüntherMerkel (uncredited)
- Edwige PierreNadine (uncredited)
- Günter SpörrleSeewald (uncredited)
Crew62
Directing
- Wolfgang PetersenDirector
- Isabel ProchnowScript Supervisor
- Georg BorgelFirst Assistant Director
- Hannes NikelSecond Unit Director
- Marie-Antoinette PetersenSecond Assistant Director
- Isabel GoslarContinuity
Writing
- Lothar-Günther BuchheimNovel
- Wolfgang PetersenScreenplay
- Dean RiesnerScreenplay
Production
- Günter RohrbachProducer
- Michael BittinsProducer, Production Manager
- Mark Damon JohnsonExecutive Producer
- Willy SchlenterCasting
- Ortwin FreyermuthProducer
- John W. HydeExecutive Producer
- Edward R. PressmanExecutive Producer
- Lutz HengstProduction Executive
- Philippe DussartProduction Manager
- Ingrid von AnkaProduction Secretary
- Caroline PerchaudProduction Secretary
Camera
- Jost VacanoDirector of Photography
- Karl-Heinz VogelmannStill Photographer
- Mike RutterAssistant Camera
- Ernst WildAdditional Photography
- Ludwig SauermannKey Grip
Editing
- Hannes NikelEditor
Sound and music
- Klaus DoldingerOriginal Music Composer
- Mel KutbayFoley
- Hans-Walter KramskiFoley
- Alan WillisMusic Editor
- Peter HorrocksSound Effects Editor
- Karola StorrSound Effects Editor
- Stanislav LiteraSound Recordist
- Trevor PykeSound Mixer
- Mike Le MareSound Editor
- Milan BorSound Mixer
Art
- Götz WeidnerArt Direction
- Walter E. RicharzAssistant Art Director
- Philipp von SeilAssistant Art Director
- Rolf ZehetbauerProduction Design
- Peter DürstProperty Master
- Rüdiger WagnerProperty Master
- Monika MoritzProperty Master
Costume and make-up
- Monika BauertCostume Design
- Rüdiger von SperlMakeup Artist
- Ago von SperlMakeup Artist
- Alfred RascheMakeup Artist
Visual effects
- Karl BaumgartnerSpecial Effects Supervisor
Lighting
- Willi ZopfElectrician
- Iko DimitriElectrician
- Franz SchlammerElectrician
- Rudi DenkElectrician
Crew
- Albrecht von BethmannSound Recordist
- Heinz SchürerSound Recordist
- Karsten UllrichSound Recordist
- Werner BöhmSound Recordist
- Friedrich ThalerScenic Artist
- William H. BrownPost Production Supervisor
- Willi NeunerSpecial Effects
- Karl-Heinz BochnigSpecial Effects
- Max GretmannSpecial Effects
- Franz KirschkeSpecial Effects
