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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Jonathan Mostow (story)
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Release Date:
21 April 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
You won't come up for air until it's over! more
Plot:
A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(44 articles)
Jon Bon Jovi 'rules out return to acting'
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A Good Utilization of Sound more (562 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Matthew McConaughey ... Lt. Andrew Tyler, Executive Officer

Bill Paxton ... Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren

Harvey Keitel ... CPO Henry Klough

Jon Bon Jovi ... Lt. Pete Emmett, Chief Engineer

David Keith ... Maj. Matthew Coonan, USMC, Office of Naval Intelligence

Thomas Kretschmann ... Capt.-Lt. Gunther Wassner

Jake Weber ... Lt. Hirsch, USNR

Jack Noseworthy ... Seaman Bill Wentz, Radioman
Tom Guiry ... Seaman Ted 'Trigger' Fitzgerald, Radioman

Will Estes ... Seaman Ronald 'Rabbit' Parker, Torpedoman

Terrence 'T.C.' Carson ... Steward Eddie Carson

Erik Palladino ... Seaman Anthony Mazzola, Planesman

Dave Power ... Seaman Charles 'Tank' Clemens, Machinist Mate

Derk Cheetwood ... Seaman Herb Griggs, Helmsman
Matthew Settle ... Ens. Keith Larson, Chief Torpedoman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
U-571 (France)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for war violence.
Runtime:
116 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

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Trivia:
In reality, the submarine U-571 was never actually captured. The submarines U-559 and U-110 were the ones captured with the codebooks but by the British Navy in August 1941, four months before the United States entered the war. U-570 however was in fact a u-boat captured in late 1941 (by Britain) near Iceland, and subsequently deployed as HMS Graph until early 1944. Its appearance was used by the Royal Navy to fool German ships and submarines, and destroy them by surprise. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Several scenes show depth charges dropping within a few feet of the submerged U-571. Detonations anywhere near this close would cause catastrophic hull damage and the boat would be sunk. more
Quotes:
Chief Klough: Those Krauts sure know how to build a boat. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in 72 metra (2004) more
Soundtrack:
My Heart Stood Still more

FAQ

Is this a historically accurate film?
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22 out of 30 people found the following comment useful.
A Good Utilization of Sound, 9 August 2001

As far as thrillers go, U-571 is a well made film. Although it's historical inaccuracies are awful, it still serves as a great theater experience. It won a well deserved Oscar for it's sound, which, in the right theater, makes the film well worth the admission. Sound is the key essential to U-571.

The characters are simple, the plot is simple, and the film probably won't haunt you long after you've seen it, but that's OK. Just sit back and enjoy the claustrophobic sets, the deafening sound effects, and the non-stop action for what it's worth.

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