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Release Date: 2000

Cast: Thomas Kretschmann, TC Carson, Derk Cheetwood, Dave Power, Erik Palladino, Bill Paxton, Jon Bon Jovi, Will Estes, Jack Noseworthy, Tom Guiry, Jake Weber, Matthew Settle ...MORE

Cast: Thomas Kretschmann, TC Carson, Derk Cheetwood, Dave Power, Erik Palladino, Bill Paxton, Jon Bon Jovi, Will Estes, Jack Noseworthy, Tom Guiry, Jake Weber, Matthew Settle, David Keith, Harvey Keitel, Matthew McConaughey, Robin Askwith ...LESS

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U-571 is a 2000 film directed by Jonathan Mostow, and starring Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Thomas Kretschmann, Jon Bon Jovi, Jack Noseworthy, Will Estes, and Tom Guiry. In the film, a World War II German submarine is boarded in 1942 by disguised United States Navy submariners, seeking to capture her Enigma cipher machine. The film was financially successful and generally well received by critics in the USA and won an Academy Award. The real U-571 was never involved in any such events, was not captured, and was in fact sunk in January 1944, off Ireland, by a Short... MORE

U-571 is a 2000 film directed by Jonathan Mostow, and starring Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Thomas Kretschmann, Jon Bon Jovi, Jack Noseworthy, Will Estes, and Tom Guiry. In the film, a World War II German submarine is boarded in 1942 by disguised United States Navy submariners, seeking to capture her Enigma cipher machine. The film was financially successful and generally well received by critics in the USA and won an Academy Award. The real U-571 was never involved in any such events, was not captured, and was in fact sunk in January 1944, off Ireland, by a Short Sunderland flying boat from No. 461 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. The real U-570 was captured almost intact by the Royal Navy in 1941, although not before her crew had destroyed almost all the secret materials on board. U-571 was filmed in the Mediterranean Sea, near Rome and Malta. The film begins with a summary on how the Allies are struggling to stop U-boats from sinking their freighters. The scene transfers to U-571, which torpedoes and sinks a freighter. The crew is happy with the kill but seconds later the sonar man reports to have detected high speed screws. The Captain turns the LESS