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Am Ende die Hoffnung ()


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Ellen is active in the resistance movement against the Nazis. She is ordered to spy on the German naval officer to deliver critical information about the submarines route to Japan, but falls for him although he is engaged to another woman.

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Ellen Ludwig
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Elisabeth Lenz
Stephan Luca ...
Dr. Robert Elbing
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Hans Mertens (as Max von Pufendorf)
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Kati Krüger
Katrin Pollitt ...
Frieda
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Kapitän Wolfram
Karl Kranzkowski ...
Reeder Kastorp
Klara Manzel ...
Alice Kastorp
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Helga Beier
Tobias Retzlaff ...
Maschinist
Eva-Maria Kurz ...
Frau Kleintje
Marek Schultz
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Funker Rühl (as Kai Malina)
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Gertrud
Frieder Venus ...
Luftschutzwart Kleintje
Dirc Simpson ...
Kassberg
Gundula Rapsch
Henning Nöhren ...
Zugkontrolleur
Olov Ludwig
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(as Thomas Sinclair-Spencer)
Thiemo Hackel ...
Teenager (as Thimo Hackel)
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Norweger
Porfirio Eyerardi Guiterrez ...
(as Porifiro Gutierrez)
Dominik Krüger
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Kevin Ostermaier ...
Unteroffizier U 864 (uncredited)

Directed by

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Thorsten Näter

Written by

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Annette Hess ... ()
 
Thorsten Näter ... ()

Produced by

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Marco Del Bianco ... co-producer
Stefan Gärtner ... co-producer
Frank Kaminski ... producer
Jochen Ketschau ... producer: Sat.1
Joachim Kosack ... supervising producer
Wolfgang Rest ... associate producer
Doris Zander ... producer

Music by

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Ingo Frenzel ... (as Ingo Ludwig Frenzel)

Cinematography by

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Joachim Hasse ... (as Achim Hasse)

Editing by

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Julia von Frihling

Editorial Department

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Walter Just ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Tina Böckenhauer

Production Design by

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Matthias Klemme

Art Direction by

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Robert Reblin

Set Decoration by

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Christian Krüger

Costume Design by

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Helene Hohensee

Makeup Department

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Rolf Baumann ... makeup artist
Birgit Beranek ... makeup artist
Winnie Mattheus ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Mathias Braun ... motive production manager (as Matthias Braun)
Gisela Emberger ... set production manager (as Gisi Emmenberger)
Klaus Richter ... first production manager
Eirik Vaage ... motive production manager
Rolf Wappenschmitt ... executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Michaela Bury ... first assistant director
Johanna Krone ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Bernd Aschke ... set constructor
Felix Gallo ... painter
Christel Geiselmayer ... painter
Henri Grund ... assistant property master: outdoor
Gonda Hinrichs ... construction coordinator
Björn Holzhausen ... property master: outdoor
Axel Kahnt ... property master: indoor
Frederike Karsch ... assistant set decorator
Beate Kelm ... prop builder
Susanne Kleinlein ... painter
Václav Pinkas ... set dresser
Harald Prien ... carpenter
Uwe Schaer ... construction manager
Angelika Scholz ... draftsman
Robert Strauch ... construction supervisor

Sound Department

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Gregor Arnold ... re-recording mixer
Peter Deininger ... foley artist
Uwe Griem ... sound
Timon Krüger ... assistant sound

Special Effects by

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Lucien Stephenson ... snow effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

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Stefan Jürgens ... visual effects
Frank Kaminski ... visual effects producer / visual effects supervisor
Simon Kleineberg ... digital artist
Franco Leng ... digital compositor
Christoph Struber ... visual effects artist
Erik Nelson ... plate photography (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jens Brendel ... key grip
Giovanni Giuseppetti ... lighting assistant
Yves Hoffman ... key grip (as Yves Hoffmann)
André Hoffmann ... grip
Leif Johan Holand ... aerial director of photography
Kai Kirchhoff ... additional electrician
Christian Kuss ... digital imaging technician (as Christian Kuß)
Michael Lucke ... lighting assistant
Nicolas Maack ... still photographer
Sebastian Meuschel ... steadicam operator
Marnie Meyer ... second assistant camera
Michael Ole Nielsen ... steadicam operator (as Mike-Ole Nielsen)
Robert Preschel ... first assistant camera (as Robert Peschl)
Torben Schmidt ... electrician
Christian Thümmler ... gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Dorothee Adenstedt ... assistant costume designer
Antonello di Meo ... wardrobe (as Antonio Anselmo di Meo)
Nathalie Neusüß ... additional wardrobe
Kerstina Schemmel ... additional wardrobe
Gudula Schmidt-Hanhart ... wardrobe (as Gundula Schmidt)
Sylvia Zuhr ... wardrobe: Yvonne Catterfeld

Location Management

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Mathias Braun ... location scout (as Matthias Braun)

Script and Continuity Department

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Melanie Fronicke ... continuity

Transportation Department

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Hinrich Deegen ... production driver
Danielo Gallone ... production driver

Additional Crew

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Anika Dombrowsky ... assistant set manager
Michael Garnatz ... production accountant
Christian Hofmann ... assistant set manager
Marc Janzen ... set runner
Thilo Kugel ... caterer
Frauke Neeb ... assistant to the producer
Maria Louise Rhode ... production assistant (as Louise Rhode)
Max Wappenschmitt ... assistant set manager

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Storyline

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Also Known As
  • The Last Hope: U-Boat 864 (World-wide, English title)
  • Fateful Love - The Hunt for U 864 (World-wide, English title)
  • Idylle en eaux trouble (France)
  • U-864, l'arme secrète d'Hitler (France)
  • Al límite de la esperanza (Spain)
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  • 110 min
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