The Boat Is Full (Das Boot ist voll) 43 years old

The Boat Is Full

During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: four Jews, a French child, and a German soldier. They seek temporary refuge with a couple who run a village inn. They pose as a family: the deserter as husband, Judith as his wife, an old man from Vienna as her father, his granddaughter and the French lad, whom they beg to keep silent, as their children. Judith's teenage brother poses as a soldier. The fabrication unravels through chance and the local constable's exact investigation. Whom will the Swiss allow to stay? Who gets deported?

Credits

The Boat Is Full Cast

Name Character
Curt Bois He was 80, 90 years old when he died as Lazar Ostrowskij
Tina Engel She was 31, now 74 years old as Judith Krueger
Martin Walz He was 16, now 60 years old as Olaf Landau
Michael Gempart He was 40, now 83 years old as Landjäger Bigler
Alice Bruengger as Frau Hochdorfer
Mathias Gnädinger He was 40, 74 years old when he died as Franz Flueckiger
Renate Steiger as Anna Flueckinger
Gerd David as Karl Schneider
Ilse Bahrs as Mrs. Ostrowskij
Hans Diehl He was 41, now 84 years old as Hannes Krueger

The Boat Is Full Crew

Name Department
Kathrin Brunner as Set Decoration. Art
Peter Indergand as Camera Operator. He was 24 (now 67) years old Camera
Anne-Rose Schwab as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
Markus Imhoof as Director. He was 39 (now 83) years old Directing
Markus Imhoof as Screenplay. He was 39 (now 83) years old Writing
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The Boat Is Full (43 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, January 15, 1981
  • Runtime: 101 minutes