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6.6/10   642 votes
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Director:
Writers:
John Fasano (story)
John Gray (story)
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Release Date:
11 July 1999 (USA) more
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Plot:
CSS Hunley tells the incredible true story of the crew of the manually propelled submarine CSS Hunley... more | add synopsis
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Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations more
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Cast

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Armand Assante ... Lt. George Dixon

Donald Sutherland ... Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard
Alex Jennings ... Lt. Alexander

Chris Bauer ... Simkins (as Christopher Bauer)

Gerry Becker ... Capt. Pickering
Michael Dolan ... Becker

Sebastian Roché ... Collins

Michael Stuhlbarg ... Wicks

Jeff Mandon ... Miller
Frank Vogt ... Ronald White
Jack Baun ... Ridgeway
Kevin Robertson ... Carlson

Caprice Benedetti ... Dixon's Wife
Jon Huffman ... Indian Chief Captain
Dane Ritter ... Beauregard's Aide
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
C.S.S. Hunley (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
Netherlands:94 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)
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Fun Stuff

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The U.S.S. Housatonic was the first ship ever sunk by a submarine. The second was the H.M.S. Pathfinder, sunk by the German U-boat, U-21, in the fall of 1914. more
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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
A Joyous Surprise, 11 November 2001
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Author: westie-4 from Cheltenham, England

Have you ever channel surfed when theres nothing in particuliar you want to watch,and you stop on a channel where theres a film starting.You dont bother to check the T.V guide,but you look at the synopsis,find it mildly interesting so you give it a try,and then after 15 minutes of viewing you become so engrossed that you forget that you were bored only a short time ago and you are now enjoying a film youve never even heard of before.This is such a film.I came across it one cold Sunday afternoon on cable,it drew me in immediately,quite a surprise for me as i normally avoid made for T.V movies,but sometimes you come across a product that has an interesting and unique story,a few old but well respected actors(Amand Assante and Donald Sutherland)and most surprising of all for a T.V movie,a lavish expensive looking feel and fantastic effects.The story,which is based on a true event,is set during the American civil war and centres on the confederate armies attempt to take the town of Charleston.The rebels fight back with a new invention,the first attempt at making a submarine that if successful would dive below an enemy ship with a torpedo in tow and sink the ship.The scenes involving the crew of seven men cramped inside the tiny banged together prototype sub are genuinely claustrophobic,and you can almost feel the tension and confinement they undoubtedly suffer.The crew themselves are a collection of intrigueing personalities that you will warm too whilst watching the film,and it is that coupled with the fact that this a true story which make the ending that much more harrowing.A true gem of a film.

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