A note from Wolfgang Petersen

This was included in the uncut edition of Das Boot that I have:

My vision for Das Boot was always to show the gritty and terrible reality of war, and to combine it with a highly entertaining story and fast-paced action style that would pull audiences into the experience of these young men out there. The mini-series represents my complete version of that experience. Thanks to new technology, Das Boot now comes even closer to revealing the shocking realities of life in a U-boat-- the way it sounded, the way it felt, the way it affected people so strongly-- and I think that this DVD presentation of the fully restored, six-hour miniseries will be even more shocking and affecting for audiences.

Just to extend a little on what I talked about in class on Tuesday.