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
Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, "Der Alte"
Herbert Grönemeyer
Leutnant zur See Werner Groney, Leutnant Werner
Klaus Wennemann
Leitender Ingenier (LI - Der Leitende) / Fritz Grade
Hubertus Bengsch
Erster Offizier (1 WO)
Martin Semmelrogge
Zweiter Offizier (2 WO)
Bernd Tauber
Obersteuermann Kriechbaum / Navigator
Erwin Leder
Obermaschinist Johann, „Das Gespenst“
Martin May
Fähnrich Ullmann
Heinz Hoenig
Funkmaat Hinrich
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Lists
#81 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 Effects, Sound Effects Editing
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