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Das Boot wasn't released in the U.S. until 1982, so it was nominated for the 1983 Academy Awards. The film which Germany nominated instead of Das Boot was an obscure movie called A Woman in Flames, which did not make it into the final five. The winner for Best Foreign Language film that year was...

Good one! I wish that I had thought of that! I'm glad to see that everyone is enjoying the BD. Everything about it makes you feel as if you are part of the action. I'm glad it isn't in Smell-O-Vision, though. Things obviously got pretty rank on that boat.

That's correct.

The featurette about the making of the Director's Cut goes into some detail about how the soundtrack was saved. Essentially they had to bake the tapes, a process which either was going to save them or destroy them. Fortunately, they were saved.

<p> <img src="https://static.hometheaterforum.com/a/a0/a0d0c204_1693360179LS" width='265px'/></p> <br /> <p> Das Boot<br /> <br /> Studio: Sony/Columbia&nbsp;<br /> Year: 1981<br /> Rated: R<br /> Program Length: Director's Cut: 208 minutes<br />...