Continuity mistake: At the end of the first attack by the destroyer - where she misses the U-boat and throws her bombs further away - the boatswain makes 22, then 23 strokes on the slate of the Control Centre,thus counting the number of depth charges used against the boat. A few seconds later, in a shot from another angle, with the slate in full view, we see only 22 strokes. (01:03:30)
Das Boot (1981)
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Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Starring: Jurgen Prochnow, Herbert Gronemeyer, Hubertus Bengsch, Klaus Wennemann
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Enjoyed the movie but was completely blown away by the ending. The ending made no sense to me and left me non-plus. I was left with entirely no idea what the ending was about and took away all the enjoyment and suspense I had during the whole movie. What a bummer of an ending. JF.
More mistakes in Das Boot
2nd Lieutenant: First time on U-boat?
Lt. Werner: Yeah. First time. It's gonna be exciting.
2nd Lieutenant: Do you have a will?
Lt. Werner: Excuse Me?
2nd Lieutenant: 13 boats down last moth. Sank with men and mice. Exciting, huh?
Trivia: The full sized mock up of the U boat was rented by Steven Spielberg for use in the first Indiana Jone's film.
Question: What's the music the German band are playing at the end when U96 returns to port?
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Answer: It's the 'Erzherzog Albrecht Marsch', composed 1887.