
About
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
Cast

Jürgen Prochnow
Kapitän-Leutnant Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

Herbert Grönemeyer
Leutnant Werner

Klaus Wennemann
Der Leitende / Fritz Grade

Hubertus Bengsch
1WO

Martin Semmelrogge
2WO

Bernd Tauber
Kriechbaum / Navigator

Erwin Leder
Johann

Martin May
Ullmann

Heinz Hoenig
Hinrich
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Lists
#80 on IMDb top 250 IMDb
#893 on 1,000 greatest films They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?
#263 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire
#105 on 500 Essential Cult Movies Jennifer Eiss
Awards
Oscar nomination for Best Sound
Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Wolfgang Petersen
Oscar nomination for Best Film Editing Hannes Nikel
Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography Jost Vacano