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Das Boot

The original Das Boot was released in 1981 by Wolfgang Petersen, who hadn't yet reached his peak fame. That release had a run-time of 149 minutes. It was then made into 6 episodes like a TV series that aired on BBC Two in 1984. Petersen then dropped the 208-minute Directors Cut in 2009.

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