Writing · Novel · Screenplay
Born Feb 6, 1918 · Weimar, Germany
Active 1981–2007 · Awards: Bavarian Order of Merit, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, Ernst Hoferichter Prize, honorary doctor of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Iron Cross 2nd Class
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lothar-Günther Buchheim was a German author and painter. He is best known for his novel Das Boot (1973), which became an international bestseller and was adapted in 1981 as an Oscar-nominated film.