Das letzte U-Boot (TV 1993)

Near the end of the war a lone U-Boat is sent from Germany to japan carring plutonium needed for a japanies A-Bomb. During the long sail, the officers hear from the radio that Germany had ... See full summary »

Director:

Frank Beyer

Writer:

Knut Boeser

Stars:

Ulrich Mühe, Ulrich Tukur, Kaoru Kobayashi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ulrich Mühe	...	Lt. Cmdr. Gerber
Ulrich Tukur	...	1st Watch Officer Röhler
Kaoru Kobayashi	...	Frigate Capt. Tatsumi
Goro Ohashi	...	Frigate Capt. Kimura
Manfred Zapatka	...	Squadron Judge Beck
Matthias Habich	...	Gen. Mellenberg
Udo Samel	...	Physician Dr. Falke
Sylvester Groth	...	Radioman Maschke
Johannes Herrschmann	...	Chief Engineer Silowsky
Tom Jahn	...	Cook Riedel (as Thomas Jahn)
Matthew Burton	...	Intelligence Officer
Bernd-Uwe Reppenhagen	...	Sailor
Pierre Besson	...	Sailor
Nikolaus Gröbe	...	Sailor
Sven Lehmann	...	Sailor

Storyline

Near the end of the war a lone U-Boat is sent from Germany to japan carring plutonium needed for a japanies A-Bomb. During the long sail, the officers hear from the radio that Germany had lost the war and Hitler had killed himself. The crew split between the nazi party members who wish to continue to japan and those who wish to surrender.

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Plot Keywords:

u boat | atomic weapons | uranium | submarine | world war two

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Germany USA Japan Austria

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 January 1993 (Japan)

Also Known As:

The Last U-Boat

Filming Locations:

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), ABC Video

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the beginning of the movie, one of the German officers explains the abilities of the sub: it can stay submerged for a very long time. As long as it's submerged, detection of the sub is difficult. So why do they stay on the surface almost all the time? The submarines of this eras ability to stay under water for longer periods of time was very limited compared to what it is today. The subs would stay on the surface while cruising unless they detected other vessels in the vicinity where after they would submerge the sub.

User Reviews

One german submarine with a radioactive cargo on a way to help the japs to win the race to develop the atomic bomb.

A mission about to begin, a war about to end. The year 1945, few days before the german rendition to the allied forces. A german submarine with some japanese crew is sent to Japan to deliver a plutonium cargo. This radioactive element would help the japs to develop the atomic bomb before the americans. But before the U-boat reach the first half of its itinerary, a transmission announcing Hitler's suicide and the german rendition to the allied forces is received. So the war is over, but only among the allies and Germany, what about Japan? So, the capitain has to choose between complete his mission or surrender to the first american force they find.