Obscure Das Boot trivia question

[blacbraun]

Hi Guys,

I was just watching Das Boot and I noticed something that sounds just like background communication but might be an ironic and sad point to this great story. Just after the night club scene the Captain, Werner and the Chief are walking throught the sub pen towards their boat. On the PA an announcement is made "Chief Engineer of U-96, you have a phone call from Germany". I'm wondering if this is a phone call from the Chief's sick wife that he missed in the confusion. It's presented so subtlely that I was'nt sure if that was the case or not. If so it makes this story tug at the heart strings even more... (I like the Chief and feel for the guy)

[Camaero]

Since I speak only a few handy phrases in German I could never have caught such a thing. Nice catch.

I like the Chief too. He seemed like a good man. :up:

[Linton]

Have you tried watching it in German but with English subtitles?

[Camaero]

Have you tried watching it in German but with English subtitles?

That is the only way to watch it! Are you saying that the loud speaker part is in the subtitles? I have the full uncut Das Boot and have watched it many times and I don't recall ever catching that.:doh:

[Dowly]

I too dont recall that appearing in subtitles. Maybe it is in english with english dubbing. :hmm:

[Linton]

I haven't watched it for a while so there is a good excuse to lose myself for a few hours.I knew about this part of the plot but it may have been when I watched it in English.

[Camaero]

I haven't watched it for a while so there is a good excuse to lose myself for a few hours.I knew about this part of the plot but it may have been when I watched it in English.

Only a few hours? Get yourself the uncut version and lose yourself for 5 hours! :rock: :rotfl:

[STEED]

I was watching it about two weeks ago roll on next year so I can watch it again. :D

[Lurchi]

During the walk through the bunker there is an announcement asking for a chief engineer (Oberingenieur) to come to the Periscope workshop.

[Dowly]

How the chief engineers know which one the announcement means?? :rotfl:

[Lurchi]

:D Because there is only one Ober-Ingenieur for each (here Periscope) department. Otherwise the word Ober wouldn't make sense. :know:

[Konovalov]

I haven't watched it for a while so there is a good excuse to lose myself for a few hours.I knew about this part of the plot but it may have been when I watched it in English.

Only a few hours? Get yourself the uncut version and lose yourself for 5 hours! :rock: :rotfl:

My better half still doesn't understand how I could have purchased the 2 disc uncut version puting together the whole 6 episodes at a sublime 282 minutes of viewing pleasure. :lol:

[John Pancoast]

Hi Guys,

I was just watching Das Boot and I noticed something that sounds just like background communication but might be an ironic and sad point to this great story. Just after the night club scene the Captain, Werner and the Chief are walking throught the sub pen towards their boat. On the PA an announcement is made "Chief Engineer of U-96, you have a phone call from Germany". I'm wondering if this is a phone call from the Chief's sick wife that he missed in the confusion. It's presented so subtlely that I was'nt sure if that was the case or not. If so it makes this story tug at the heart strings even more... (I like the Chief and feel for the guy)

I remember hearing that comment (in English). But iirc, doesn't he excuse himself to answer it ?

Or is that in the bar scene ? Been awhile since I watched it.

[Camaero]

The Chief makes a call in the bar scene but is unable to get through.

[John Pancoast]

The Chief makes a call in the bar scene but is unable to get through.

Ah, that's it, right. Thanks.

[Linton]

I have the director's cut,so what am I missing in the full length version?

[Sailor Steve]

Another hour-and-a-half of discussions in the bar, Ullmann with his pregnant French girlfriend (yes, we actually get to see her), the crew doing odd and silly things while they're bored, the Old Man explaining to the Reporter exactly why he didn't pick up the British tanker survivors, an early air attack (second "ALARM" crash dive scene), an aircraft spotting that may not have been (I won't give out a spoiler here), extended depth-charge and repair scenes, more conversations around the table and a huge bonus: the whole thing is narrated by 'Werner', the correspondent.

[blacbraun]

Just for clarity, the announcment was in the english dubbed versian of the director's cut. Female voice saying "chief engineer of U-96, you have a phone call from Germany". I don't think he ever hears the announcement though. The movie never indicated he does.

[Camaero]

That's interesting... I wonder if this is also in the german version but not listed in the subtitles.

[Gizzmoe]

Just for clarity, the announcment was in the english dubbed versian of the director's cut. Female voice saying "chief engineer of U-96, you have a phone call from Germany".
In the German version (uncut) there are two annoucements while they are in the sub pen, in the English version there´s only one.

The first annoucement is "Two... (couldn´t understand the rest) with equipment, immediatly to Box 5, U-72. One chief engineer, please." In the English version this is "Chief engineer U-96, the optical workshop, a telephone call from Germany."

The second annoucement comes directly after that, when the camera pans to the next box. It´s "Chief Engineer Ritzkes (or whatever the correct spelling of his name is) to the optical workshop, call from Germany".

So that call wasn´t for the Chief Engineer of U-96.

[DanCanovas]

the english subtitles depend on which version you have got. Most of them the translation can be quite poor but one of them, its absolutely pathetic and ive compared it with the others and my limited knowledge of German. I got my German mate in to check some stuff to confirm my suspicions and he said it wasnt very accurate in this particular version.

[John Pancoast]

the english subtitles depend on which version you have got. Most of them the translation can be quite poor but one of them, its absolutely pathetic and ive compared it with the others and my limited knowledge of German. I got my German mate in to check some stuff to confirm my suspicions and he said it wasnt very accurate in this particular version.

Yeah, and in the English speech version, various curse words which are in the German speech version, are edited.