A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.
Sound
Sonar pings that will haunt your dreams
Editing
Ruthless 92 minutes, no fat, all dread
Practical Effects
CGI water, real tension — Hanks wrote the script himself
Director
Aaron Schneider
Tom Hanks
Commander Krause
Stephen Graham
Charlie Cole
Rob Morgan
Cleveland
Josh Wiggins
Talker #1
Tom Brittney
Lt. Watson
Elisabeth Shue
Evelyn
Will Pullen
Talker #3
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Lopez
Karl Glusman
Eppstein
Chet Hanks
Bushnell
Jimi Stanton
Lt. Harbutt
Matt Helm
Lt. Nystrom
Devin Druid
Wallace
Craig Tate
Pitts
Travis Quentin
Ipsen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hanks adapted this from his own unfinished novel 'The Good Shepherd' — he started writing it in 1995 and finally made it when no studio would.
The film's Apple TV+ release killed its theatrical run due to COVID, making it the most expensive 'straight to streaming' movie ever at $50 million.
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