Character Relationship Map: Das Boot

Characters

• Robert Ehrenberg (played by Franz Dinda) — protagonist
• Bobby Schulz (played by Pierre Kiwitt) — supporting
• Bettina Gruber (played by Anna Schudt) — supporting
• Wilhelm Hoffmann (played by Ernst Stötzner) — minor
• Franz Buchner (played by Konstantin Gries) — minor
• Hannie Lessing (played by Rosalie Thomass) — cameo
• Gustav Gruber (played by Johann von Bülow) — cameo
• Albrecht Lessing (played by Florian Panzner) — cameo
• Heinrich Gluck (played by Rainer Bock) — cameo
• Klaus Hoffmann (played by Rick Okon) — cameo

Key Relationships

• Robert Ehrenberg → Heinrich Gluck (Professional Commander Subordinate)
• Robert Ehrenberg → Klaus Hoffmann (Professional Commander Subordinate)
• Robert Ehrenberg → Franz Buchner (Professional Commander Subordinate)
• Robert Ehrenberg → Bobby Schulz (Professional Commander Subordinate)
• Hannie Lessing → Albrecht Lessing (Romantic Spouses)
• Wilhelm Hoffmann → Klaus Hoffmann (Family Father Son)
• Bettina Gruber → Gustav Gruber (Family Siblings)

Story Analysis

World War II drama following German submariners and a woman with divided loyalties

Plot Progression

1. The Call to Duty
2. Deep Peril
3. Divided Loyalties
4. Final Confrontation