Storyline
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.
Released
9/17/1981
Runtime
2h 30min
Director
Budget
$14,000,000
Revenue
$85,000,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
German
Production
Radiant Film GmbH, Süddeutscher Rundfunk, Bavaria Film, Twin Bros. Productions, Columbia Pictures, WDR, PSO
Cast
Jürgen Prochnow
Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'
Herbert Grönemeyer
Lieutenant Werner
Klaus Wennemann
Chief Engineer
Hubertus Bengsch
First Watch Officer
Martin Semmelrogge
Second Watch Officer
Bernd Tauber
Kriechbaum
Erwin Leder
Johann 'Das Gespenst'
Martin May
Ullmann
Heinz Hoenig
Hinrich
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Chief Bosun
Claude-Oliver Rudolph
Ario
Jan Fedder
Pilgrim
Rita Cadillac
Monique
Ralf Richter
Frenssen
Joachim Bernhard
Preacher
Oliver Stritzel
Schwalle
Konrad Becker
Bockstiegel
Lutz Schnell
Dufte
Martin Hemme
Brückenwilli
Otto Sander
Phillip Thomsen
Günter Lamprecht
Weser Captain
Thomas Boxhammer
Acting
Roger Barth
Acting
Günther Franke
Weser First Officer
Christian Bendomir
Acting
Norbert Gronwald
Acting
Albert Kraml
Acting
Jean-Claude Hoffmann
Benjamin
Peter Pathenis
Acting
Arno Kral
Hagen
Christian Seipolt
Acting
Helmut Neumeier
Schmutt
Ferdinand Schaal
Acting
Wilhelm Pietsch
Franz
Rolf Weber
Acting
Dirk Salomon
Markus
Lothar Zajicek
Acting
Sky du Mont
Weser Officer (uncredited)
Ulrich Günther
Merkel (uncredited)
Edwige Pierre
Nadine (uncredited)
Maryline Moulard
Françoise (uncredited)
Günter Spörrle
Seewald (uncredited)
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