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| U-571 | |
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Bill
Paxton, Matthew McConaughey
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| Lt. Commander Mike Dahlgren (Bill Paxton) skippers the S-33, a vintage U.S. WWI submarine which is older than most of its crew. Even though the vessel is considered primitive and suffers numerous defects, it is a deadly tool in the right hands. Now it is being given the chance to prove its worth yet again, as the Americans enter World War II. | ||
 Lt.
Andrew Tyler (Matthew McConaughey) is the executive officer under Dahlgren.
Having just been passed over for an advancement which would have put him
in command of his own submarine, Tyler boards the craft, his duty taking
precedence over his pride. There, he is joined by fellow officers Lt. Pete
Emmett (Jon Bon Jovi) and Ensign Larson (Matthew Settle). The enlisted men
aboard the S-33 include Chief Klough (Harvey Keitel), radioman Wentz (Jack
Noseworthy), the cook Eddie (T.C. Carson), Trigger (Thomas Guiry), Mazzola
(Erik Palladino), Tank (Dave Power), Griggs (Derk Cheetwood) and Rabbit
(Will Estes). All ordinary men, some barely out of high school, these sailors
are about to embark on a mission more dangerous and frightening then anything
they could ever have imagined, but one which has the power to turn the tide
of battle. |
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the Admiral's command, Lt. Hirsch (Jake Weber) is taking charge of the S-33
with Marine Major Coonan (David Keith). Their 'luggage' is a large load
of crates with unknown contents...contents which cannot be revealed until
the submarine has cleared American waters. Once the S-33 is at sea, the
mission is divulged. Like the Trojan horse of Greek mythology, their craft
has been rigged to resemble a U-boat, the notorious Nazi submarine which
traversed the depths of the North Atlantic. They are to rendezvous with
what Lt. Hirsch assumes is a stranded German submarine, posing as Germans
and capture the 'Enigma' machine, a valuable top-secret coding device that
could help the Allies stop the incessant attacks of the deadly wolfpacks
at sea. |
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| The mission must be conducted in total secrecy, as seizing this device without the enemy's knowledge is the only way for Allied intelligence to decipher their movements and put an end to the enormous losses inflicted upon convoys carrying vital supplies across the ocean. If all goes as planned, they will destroy the U-boat, take the prisoners back to the United States and the enemy will never know about their secret acquisition. | ||
| Following an unexpected turn of events, this group of American sailors become trapped in the enemy's vessel, deep in hostile waters, and at a major disadvantage as to how to operate the foreign sub. The destiny of these nine ordinary men, as well as the fate of their mission, will ultimately depend on their camaraderie, their instinct, their battle against time‹and a battle against their own fears. | ||
| from: The U-571 Website | ||
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