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Which set is more accurate?
Posted by:
Daryl Carpenter
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Date: November 07, 2003 12:45PM
<HTML>I'm branching off a little bit here, in discussion of the technical accurary of the sets used in U-571 and Das Boot.
Here are some pics of the U-571 set: (I really couldn't find any good material here)
[www.arphila.com]
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[www.allmovieportal.com]
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Photos of the U-96 set:
[uboat.net]
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Photos of U-995 in Laboe, all prettied up of course:
[uboat.net]
From what I can tell, the U-571 set is less accurate than Das Boot's. It just looks too big, and the prop people did a terrible job "accessorizing" the boat. They showed about three scraps of meat hanging from the ceiling, and that's it!
What we see in Das Boot seems more accurate to what we've read in accounts from actual sailors. The dark grey walls might be an aesthetic choice from the director. U-571 was filmed using a wider lens than Das Boot. However, Petersen mentions several times in his commentary it actually looks bigger on screen than in reality!</HTML>
Here are some pics of the U-571 set: (I really couldn't find any good material here)
[www.arphila.com]
-
[www.allmovieportal.com]
-
Photos of the U-96 set:
[uboat.net]
-
Photos of U-995 in Laboe, all prettied up of course:
[uboat.net]
From what I can tell, the U-571 set is less accurate than Das Boot's. It just looks too big, and the prop people did a terrible job "accessorizing" the boat. They showed about three scraps of meat hanging from the ceiling, and that's it!
What we see in Das Boot seems more accurate to what we've read in accounts from actual sailors. The dark grey walls might be an aesthetic choice from the director. U-571 was filmed using a wider lens than Das Boot. However, Petersen mentions several times in his commentary it actually looks bigger on screen than in reality!</HTML>
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Which set is more accurate?
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Daryl Carpenter | 11/07/2003 12:45PM |
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Meg Rosenfeld | 11/07/2003 03:21PM |
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Re: Which set is more accurate?
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Lawrence | 11/08/2003 12:29PM |