In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies realise this is their chance to seize the 'enigma coding machine'.
Practical Effects
They built a real U-boat interior. Your anxiety is authentic.
Sound
Those depth charge booms will haunt your nervous system.
Acting
Harvey Keitel doing Harvey Keitel things in a sailor hat.
Director
Jonathan Mostow
Matthew McConaughey
Lt. Andrew Tyler
Bill Paxton
Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
Harvey Keitel
CPO Henry Klough
Jon Bon Jovi
Lt. Pete Emmett
David Keith
Maj. Matthew Coonen
Thomas Kretschmann
Capt. Lt. Gunther Wassner
Jake Weber
Lt. Hirsch
Jack Noseworthy
Bill Wentz
Tom Guiry
Ted Trigger Fitzgerald
Will Estes
Ronald Rabbit Parker
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson
Steward Eddie Carson
Erik Palladino
Seaman Anthony Mazzola
Dave Power
Seaman Charles 'Tank' Clemens
Derk Cheetwood
Seaman Herb Griggs
Matthew Settle
Ens. Keith Larson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Britain was furious—this film erases the actual British capture of Enigma machines in 1941. The real HMS Bulldog crew deserved better than Matthew McConaughey's accent.
The depth charge sequence used practical effects so intense that crew members genuinely thought the set was collapsing. Method filmmaking, baby.
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