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

Hopeless mission

A few weeks before the end of the war Lieutenant Commander Gerber has been ordered to sail to Japan carrying a load of Uranium oxide, which is one of the key components to build an atomic bomb, Gerber will also have to take passengers, amongst them two japanese navy officers, a fanatical military judge, and a man who is involved in the conspiracy to assasin Hitler. To make the journey even more dangerous a spy in the U-boat´s base in Kristiansand, Norway has sent a message warning the British about the U-boat.

The story of the LTC Gerber´s boat is based on the true story of Wolfgang Hirschfeld´s book "U-boat Diary" although much dramatized.