Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte' — Das Boot Character Profile

About Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

Commanding officer of U-96, cynical about the war. He makes critical tactical decisions, prioritizes crew survival during the near-fatal depth dive, and dies from shrapnel wounds after watching his submarine sink during the La Rochelle bombing raid.

Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte' — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Jürgen Prochnow

Appears in

Das Boot (1981)

Role

Protagonist

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