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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.
Theatrical
Feb 10, 1982
Box Office
$85.0M
Budget
$14.0M
Return
6.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 9, 1997
Theaters
235
Director
Writers
Producers
Günter Rohrbach, Michael Bittins, Mark Damon Johnson
Music
Studio
Radiant Film, Bavaria Film
Original Language
German
Quotes
See all →Despair in the Face of Adversity
Lt. Werner
Captain?
Captain
I'm sorry.
Lt. Werner
You think it's hopeless now?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Consequences of Disobedience in Combat
Johann
Captain, I wish to apologize.
Captain
You can't just apologize, Johann. You left your battle station at a critical moment. Also, you disobeyed my command.
Johann
Will I be court-martialed?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Jürgen Prochnow
Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
H
Herbert Grönemeyer
Leutnant Werner
K
Klaus Wennemann
Chef Ingenieur
H
Hubertus Bengsch
First Watch Officer
M
Martin Semmelrogge
Second Watch Officer
B
Bernd Tauber
Kriechbaum
E
Erwin Leder
Johann 'Das Gespenst'
M
Martin May
Ullmann
H
Heinz Hoenig
Hinrich
U
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Chief Bosun
C
Claude-Oliver Rudolph
Ario
J
Jan Fedder
Pilgrim
R
Rita Cadillac
Monique
R
Ralf Richter
Frenssen
J
Joachim Bernhard
Preacher
O
Oliver Stritzel
Schwalle
K
Konrad Becker
Bockstiegel
L
Lutz Schnell
Dufte
O
Otto Sander
Phillip Thomsen
G
Günter Lamprecht
Weser Captain
