Directors Cuts of Iconic Films That Surpass The Originals

Das Boot

The original Das Boot was released in 1981 by Wolfgang Petersen, who hadn't yet reached his peak fame. That release had a run-time of 149 minutes. It was then made into 6 episodes like a TV series that aired on BBC Two in 1984. Petersen then dropped the 208-minute Directors Cut in 2009.

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