Talking about Das Boot, I was once a craft design teacher teaching woodwork in a school for emotionally and behaviourally disturbed boys, and as a special treat one week just prior to going on holidays I decided to let the school (there were only 18 age 11 - 18years in it) watch the german version (all in sub titles) which was being serialised for an hour and a quarter each day for five days.
All the kids sat glued to the TV watching silently and intently until the last day.
When about 20 minuted before the catastrophic and somewhat sad ending( which ever side you were on) when one of the lads stood up and walked out, asking if he could go for a smoke!
I said, "but you'll miss the ending"
To which he replied....."Thats all right, I can't understand the bloody thing anyway, it's all in a foreign language"
I answered...."but there's subtitles telling you what they are saying".
"yeh I know" he replied, "but I can't read!!!"
What could I do, It seamed my job was wasted and felt so lost at what to do.
Who does one blame for that!