Lieutenant Werner — Das Boot Character Profile

About Lieutenant Werner

War correspondent documenting the voyage. He observes crew dynamics, endures combat stress, and survives the final bombing raid. He serves as the primary narrative observer, witnessing the captain death and the mission aftermath.

Lieutenant Werner — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Herbert Grönemeyer

Appears in

Das Boot (1981)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Lieutenant Werner — Alliance Crewmate — Ario (Claude-Oliver Rudolph)
• Lieutenant Werner — Alliance Crewmate — Kriechbaum (Bernd Tauber)
• Lieutenant Werner — Alliance Crewmate — Second Watch Officer (Martin Semmelrogge)
• Lieutenant Werner — Conflict Ideological Rival — First Watch Officer (Hubertus Bengsch)
• Lieutenant Werner — Professional Direct Superior — Chief Engineer (Klaus Wennemann)

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of Das Boot

More characters from Das Boot

• Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte' (Jürgen Prochnow)
• Chief Engineer (Klaus Wennemann)
• First Watch Officer (Hubertus Bengsch)
• Ario (Claude-Oliver Rudolph)
• Second Watch Officer (Martin Semmelrogge)
• Dufte (Lutz Schnell)
• Schwalle (Oliver Stritzel)
• Pilgrim (Jan Fedder)
• Weser Captain (Günter Lamprecht)
• Preacher (Joachim Bernhard)
• Monique (Rita Cadillac)
• Brückenwilli (Martin Hemme)