Das Boot is the 1981 epic war movie of director Wolfgang Petersen, who made a lot of noise with his movie Troy. The film is about the war drama that took place during one of the most difficult periods of the Second World War.
1- “Merkel’s boys. They ship out tomorrow, too. Scared fuckers. They need sex as much as the infantry needsalcohol.” – Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock – Der Alte, ‘The Boat’.
2- “More than 30 freighters! Berthold better not attack now. It’s best to stay close and wait until the other boats arrive. For me, there is nothing finer than a submarine… and sailboats. There are no lines more beautiful than that of a sailboat. I sailed on a three-masted schooner once. Wonderful ship. Roomy. It had holds as big as churches!”– Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock – Der Alte, ‘The Boat’.
3- “We’re 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. Traffic’s 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… it’s half a bottle of beer for each! There is one thing on our side; they won’t be expecting us. Well men, all set?” – Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock – Der Alte, ‘The Boat’.
4- “They won’t catch us this time! Not this time! They haven’t spotted us! No, they’re all snoring in their bunks! Or, you know what? They’re drinking at the bar, celebrating our sinking! Not yet, my friends. Not yet!”– Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock – Der Alte, ‘The Boat’.
5- “Our patrol planes! Where are they? Answer that one, Herr Goering! The British have plenty of them! Talking big is all he’s good for, that fat slob.”– Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock – Der Alte, ‘The Boat’.
6- “The boat is rated to 90 metres, but of course we can go deeper. There’s a limit somewhere. We can only take so much pressure… before the boat will be crushed.” – 2nd Lieutenant – 2WO, ‘The Boat’.
7- “I asked for it. “To be heading into the inexorable… where no mother will care for us… no woman crosses our path… where only reality reigns… with cruelty and grandeur”. I was drunk with those words. Well, this is reality” – Lt. Werner – Correspondent, ‘The Boat’.
8- “- Ario: They’re… they’re running! I think they’re running!
– Der Leitende: Who says you can’t make something out of nothing?” –‘The Boat’.
9- “- Captain of the ‘Weser’: What’s it like down there, in a submarine?
– Der Leitende: It’s… quiet.” –‘The Boat’.
10- “- Frenssen: This is your oxygen mask. Very important.
– Pilgrim: Not much good except for calmseas.
– Frenssen: It does come in handy when the diesel reaks.
– Pilgrim: Or when Frenssen farts!” –‘The Boat’.
11- “- 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?” –‘The Boat’.
12- “- Captain: It’s been 15 hours. He’ll never do it. I’m sorry.
– Lt. Werner: They made us all train for this day. “To be fearless and proud and alone. To need no one, just sacrifice. All for the Fatherland”. Oh God, all just empty words. It’s not the way they said it was, is it? I just want someone to be with. The only thing I feel is afraid.” –‘The Boat’.
13- “- Johann: It was a mistake. I didn’t… It was… It… All of a sudden… As if… It won’t ever happen again, sir. You can depend on it. I swear.
– Captain: It’s all right, Johann.
– Johann: No court-martial?
– Captain: Get some sleep.”-‘The Boat’.
14- “- Captain: Phillip, the old bunch is gone. Look at these new heroes. All wind and smoke. Just big mouths.
– Thomsen: Yeah, yeah. They keep together, balls in hand. And the belief in our Führer in their eyes.
– Captain: They will know in time.” –‘The Boat’.
15- “- Captain: Not bad in here, is it? No mail, no telephone. Solid wood paneling. Well-ventilated boat. Free food, too. “Rolling in clover” we are.
– Der Leitende: …Like fresh horse-droppings. They’re “Rolling in clover” as well. They have no need to make a living. They’re even allowed to smoke.” – ‘The Boat’.
16- “- Ullman: We’ll have Christmas in ltaly.
– Ario: We’ve got to get there first!
– Ullman: And so?
– Ario: Gibraltar! Use your brain, you idiot! That strait… It’s like the eye of a needle. We’ll never slip through there.” –‘The Boat’.
17- “- Captain: Take pictures of the crewreturning, not putting out to sea.
– Lt. Werner: Why?
– Captain: They’ll have grown beards by then. It would shame the Tommies to see mere boys give them Hell. Baby faces. Ones that should still suck mama’s breast. I feel ancient around these kids, like I’m on some Children’s Crusade.” –‘The Boat’.
18- “- Pilgrim: Have you got any hairs up your nose?
– Frenssen: Why?
– Pilgrim: I’ve got some up my ass. Maybe we can tie them together?” –‘The Boat’.
19- “- Lt. Werner: What’s going on? Why are we diving?
– 2nd Lieutenant: Hydrophone check. At sea, even in a storm you can hear more down here than you can see up there.” –‘The Boat’.
20- “Pilgrim:One time, a whore pissed on my back. That felt incredible…!
Hinrich:You’re a pervert!” –‘The Boat’.
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