In the exciting final episode of Subgenre Season 1, host Josh Dasal and screenwriter/film enthusiast Steve Baumgartner wrap up their two-part, intense exploration of the U-boat cinematic monster, Das Boot - Director's Cut, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and starring Jürgen Prochnow and Herbert Grönemeyer. Topics of discussion include: the problems with the Rock of Gibraltar for a German submarine crew, how the film defies French director François Truffaut's views on the inherent dangers of producing war movies, and the the true definition of a "planus ex machina".

Guest host: Steve Baumgartner, screenwriter

Read more about Das Boot at:
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082096
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Boot

Our theme music: Still Room on the Night Train by Ketsa feat. Soularflair

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