Lothar G. Buchheim(1918-2007)

Writer
Actor
Director

Lothar G. Buchheim was born on 6 February 1918 in Weimar, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Das Boot (1981), Das Boot (2018) and Das Boot (1985). He was married to Diethild Wickboldt and Geneviève Militon. He died on 22 February 2007 in Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany.

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Known for

Das Boot

8.3

Writer

1981

Das Boot

7.6

TV Series

Writer(as Prof. Dr. Lothar-Günther Buchheim)

Das Boot

8.8

TV Mini Series

Writer

The Boat

9.0

TV Mini Series

Writer

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Writer

Das Boot
7.6
TV Series
- novels "Das Boot" and "Die Festung"
- based on the novels "Das Boot" and "Die Festung" written by (as Prof. Dr. Lothar-Günther Buchheim, as Prof. Dr. Lothar-Günther Buchheim)
- 2018–2023
The Boat
9.0
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1987
Das Boot
8.8
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1985
Das Boot
8.3
- based on the novel by
- 1981

Actor

Director

Personal details

Alternative names
- Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Born
- February 6, 1918
- Weimar, Germany
Died
- February 22, 2007
- Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany(heart failure)
Spouses
Other works
Novel "Die Festung" (1995)
Publicity listings
- 2 Interviews

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Trivia
Being a war correspondent, he joined the crew of the famous German submarine U-96 in 1941 to photograph and describe it in action. Based on these experiences, he wrote "Das Boot" about thirty years later.