One of the best movies set on a moving vehicle, Das Boot is also perhaps Wolfgang Petersen’s most famous film and the one that made Hollywood pay attention.

It still stands out as the director’s most raw and visceral work and one of the best war films ever made. Nominated for six Oscars, including Best Director, Das Boot (The Boat) stars Petersen’s frequent collaborator Jürgen Prochnow as the captain of a German U-Boat during World War II.

Its crew conducts missions during the “Battle of the Atlantic” while trying to survive the harsh conditions aboard the craft, as well as struggling with their place in the war. Das Boot is a compelling, intricate, and harrowing tale, which takes audiences into the claustrophobic world of the U-Boat crew while showcasing Petersen’s burgeoning brilliance as a masterful storyteller.