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A German submarine sets sail from a French port during World War II. The crew is made up almost entirely of young, immature and inexperienced men, who have been convinced by Nazi propaganda and seduced by technology. They throw themselves into the fight against the Allies with great enthusiasm, only to experience the hell of submarine warfare firsthand. The nerve-wracking and exhausting battle in a steel coffin against the forces of nature and an invisible enemy. Based on the novel by Lothar-Günther Buchheim. Cast: Cast: Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock Captain: Jürgen Prochnow Werner: Herbert Grönemeyer Fritz Grade: Klaus Wennemann Navigator: Bernd Tauber First Officer: Hubertus Bengsch Creators: Cinematographer: Jost Vacano Composer: Klaus Doldinger Screenwriter: Wolfgang Petersen Writer: Lothar G. Buchheim Director: Wolfgang Petersen Editor: Hannes Nikel