In1981 German director Wolfgang Petersen shot a film that has since become something of a screen classic - "Das Boot". The film was adapted from a novel of the same name by Lothar-Günther Buchheim, who served as a naval war correspondent in the Kriegsmarine in WW2. The film is the story of a single mission of one World War II U-boat, U-96, and its crew. The story is based on an amalgamation of the exploits of the real U-96, a Type VIIC-class U-boat commanded by Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, one of Germany's top U-boat "aces" during the war.
On this tour we visit the actual sets that were used in the filming of "Das Boot" at Bavaria Film Studios. As well as seeing the exactly reproduced interior of U-96, the tour also visits several other film sets, such as "The Baader-Meinhof Complex" . The tour also looks at sets from "Asterix and Obelix" as well as the new "Vicki the Viking" film, so you can bring the kids as well. Whilst on the tour, visitors get a chance to star in their film, which gives fascinating insights into some of the realities of film making. This is the ideal accompaniment to our "Secret Weapons" tour which examines original German submarines in the Deutsches Museum. Take both and save €5
Cost: €40. Minimum number of participants: 4. Groups of less than 4 by negotiation only.