"On land they dreamed of being heroes. Beneath the sea they pray to be survivors."

1981

2h 30m

8.1(2324 votes)

Drama

History

War

Overview

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.

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42 members

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Jürgen Prochnow

Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

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Herbert Grönemeyer

Lieutenant Werner

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Klaus Wennemann

Chief Engineer

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Hubertus Bengsch

First Watch Officer

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Martin Semmelrogge

Second Watch Officer

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Bernd Tauber

Kriechbaum

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Erwin Leder

Johann 'Das Gespenst'

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Martin May

Ullmann

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Heinz Hoenig

Hinrich

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Uwe Ochsenknecht

Chief Bosun

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Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Ario

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Jan Fedder

Pilgrim

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Rita Cadillac

Monique

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Ralf Richter

Frenssen

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Joachim Bernhard

Preacher

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Oliver Stritzel

Schwalle

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Konrad Becker

Bockstiegel

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Lutz Schnell

Dufte

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Martin Hemme

Brückenwilli

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Otto Sander

Phillip Thomsen

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Günter Lamprecht

Weser Captain

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Thomas Boxhammer

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Roger Barth

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Günther Franke

Weser First Officer

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Christian Bendomir

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Norbert Gronwald

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Albert Kraml

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Jean-Claude Hoffmann

Benjamin

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Peter Pathenis

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Arno Kral

Hagen

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Christian Seipolt

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Helmut Neumeier

Schmutt

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Ferdinand Schaal

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Wilhelm Pietsch

Franz

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Rolf Weber

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Dirk Salomon

Markus

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Lothar Zajicek

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Sky du Mont

Weser Officer (uncredited)

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Ulrich Günther

Merkel (uncredited)

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Edwige Pierre

Nadine (uncredited)

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Maryline Moulard

Françoise (uncredited)

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Günter Spörrle

Seewald (uncredited)

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Overview

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Videos & Trailers

Cast & Crew

Jürgen Prochnow

Herbert Grönemeyer

Klaus Wennemann

Hubertus Bengsch

Martin Semmelrogge

Bernd Tauber

Erwin Leder

Martin May

Heinz Hoenig

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Jan Fedder

Rita Cadillac

Ralf Richter

Joachim Bernhard

Oliver Stritzel

Konrad Becker

Lutz Schnell

Martin Hemme

Otto Sander

Günter Lamprecht

Thomas Boxhammer

Roger Barth

Günther Franke

Christian Bendomir

Norbert Gronwald

Albert Kraml

Jean-Claude Hoffmann

Peter Pathenis

Arno Kral

Christian Seipolt

Helmut Neumeier

Ferdinand Schaal

Wilhelm Pietsch

Rolf Weber

Dirk Salomon

Lothar Zajicek

Sky du Mont

Ulrich Günther

Edwige Pierre

Maryline Moulard

Günter Spörrle

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