- The 5.1 remix for the 209-minute director's cut (for both the English and German dubs) contains entirely new sound effects in place of the sound effects from the original stereo mix. In addition to that, the original Columbia Pictures logo from 1981 featured in the opening is plastered with a silent version of the 1997 Columbia logo instead. The Blu-ray release contains both the original 149-minute theatrical version and the 1997 director's cut on two separate discs, making this release the first time in the US since the VHS and Laserdisc days that the theatrical version has been made available. However, on the disc containing the theatrical version, despite being listed as a 5.1 remix on the case and the menu, it instead contains only the original stereo mix for both the German and English tracks (in addition to restoring the original 1981 Columbia Pictures logo to the opening).
- The 149-minute US theatrical version translates the opening title card to "The Boat", whereas the 1997 director's cut (in addition to the miniseries version) use the original "Das Boot" title card.
- The 209-minute Director's Cut was released in the USA on April 4th, 1997.
- On the DVD release the subtitle content is significantly different from the version shown on cable. For example, Hitler is not disparaged the same way at the going away bash.
- A 293-minute version touted as the "original uncut version" and released on DVD in the US in 2004 is actually the original German television miniseries version. This previously aired in the U.S. on cable television's Encore channel.
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