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    ORDEAL BY DEGRADATION

    Aug 31, 2021 3 minutes
    BY MARK GRIMSLEY

    PRAISED AS ONE OF THE BEST war movies of all time, Das Boot is certainly the most realistic depiction of life aboard a U-boat during the Battle of the Atlantic, which claimed the lives of 75 percent of 40,000 German submariners. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, the German film was first conceived as a five-hour television miniseries (ultimately broadcast in 1984-85) but initially abridged for theatrical release in 1981.

    features plenty of action, from torpedo runs to depth-charge attacks.

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