Bavaria Filmstadt

This guide to Bavaria Filmstadt in Munich centers on Wolfgang Petersen's 1981 production of Das Boot, filmed on this backlot in Grunwald, and the hydraulic rig built to throw actors around a submarine interior. You'll hear about crews who scoured old shipbreaking yards for genuine World War Two U-boat steel and fittings, and the separate full-size conning tower built for water-tank shots. It traces the studio's own history back to 1919, when it rivaled Berlin's UFA studios and hosted Hitchcock's first films.