January 1, 2000 demonstrates that a submarine movie needs some type of inventive subtext to keep it afloat and. There isnt anyone else on board who knows how to repair the engines. In addition to this, which submarine was used in the movie u571. The escorting sperrbrecher 16 had just left when u 571 was strafed from the beam with cannon and machine gun fire, twice.
Because of this u571 is definitely a film that you have to. First, the real submarine u571 was never captured, though it was sunk by an. Apr 21, 2000 u 571 is a clever windup toy of a movie, almost a trailer for a video game. U571 was filmed in the mediterranean, near rome and malta. U571 internet movie firearms database guns in movies. This film is a fictional acount of the capture of a german submarine in 1942 by an american crew, but is based on the historical reality of the battle of the atlantic and the secret capture of the enigma cipher machine from german boats. You have to be able to make hard decisions based on imperfect information.
German submarine u 571 was a type viic u boat built for the kriegsmarine of nazi germany for service during world war ii. Please note that reading them may spoil the movie for you if you havent seen it yet. German uboat replica used in the movie u571 in paola, malta. The story follows the crew of a us navy submarine that is sent on a secret mission to recover an enigma decoder. The movie u571 is not based on the actual circumstances of the naval career of the german submarine named u571. The movie u 571 is not based on the actual circumstances of the naval career of the german submarine named u 571. The doomed ship carries an enigma machine, a special coding device that allows high. While it didnt make as much money as, say, xmen, u571 was certainly one of the successes of the summer. Huge specialeffects feats feed stories in u571 and trex. U571 is a 2000 submarine film directed by jonathan mostow and starring matthew. In reality, the submarine u571 was never actually captured. Have you previously heard of the capture of enigma materials from u boats.
Directed by jonathan mostow and cowritten by david ayer, the film encountered controversy. A nondiving replica of the us submarine s33 is located in grand harbour, valletta. Just a tad of technical accuracy would have been appreciated. But masquerading as nazis and taking over the u boat is the smallest of their problems. Rather, it is a fictional narrative, loosely based on events involving several different german submarines during world war. With matthew mcconaughey, bill paxton, harvey keitel, jon bon jovi. U570 however was a u boat captured in late 1941 by britain near iceland, and subsequently deployed as h. Footage, sets and models from the movie have been reused for other. U571 internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv. The movie has all the elements of an awardwinning epic. This movie represents one of a select group of a few world war ii submarine movies which have won the one single academy award in a technical category, thats just only the one oscar in either special effects or sound editing. The kriegsmarine never developed active sonar, but used passive sonar basically a. A submarine movie, is a movie set mostlynin or around a submarine, these are normally war films set during ww2 or the cold war.
U570 however was a uboat captured in late 1941 by britain near iceland, and subsequently deployed as h. The enigma machine used in the movie was genuine and not a prop. For visitor comments after 5 may, 2000, please see the forum 5 may, 2000 i suppose any submarine movie is better than no submarine movie, but come on. U571 2000 the submarines u559 and u110 were the ones captured with the codebooks but by the british navy in august 1941, four months before the united states entered the war. The movie portrays the daring capture of a german code machine named the enigma from a heavily damaged u boat submarine u 571 by a crew of young and inexperienced, but brave u. Starring matthew mcconaughey, bill paxton and harvey keitel, the film was a fictional account of an american submarine stealing the enigma code machine from a german uboat in world war ii. U571 is a clever windup toy of a movie, almost a trailer for a video game. Out of many war movies, this is one of the most thrilling and suspensefilled ones. U571 dvd, 2000 fairly ordinary movie about a wwii mission to capture a damaged german submarine, the u571. Matthew mcconaughey delivers an intense and strongly heroic, yet vulnerable, performance as the lieutenant who takes command in tragic circumstances. Featurettes on the making of the film and the creation and construction of the u571 submarine add more behindthescenes insight, but the discs historical materials are richer and more rewarding.
Other submarine movies develop a fictional plot created using more or less realistic details of naval warfare, such as the film u571, which tells the story of a fictional u boat in world war ii. German submarine u571 was a type viic uboat built for the kriegsmarine of nazi germany for service during world war ii. The characters are perfunctory, the action is recycled straight out of standard submarine formulas, and there is one shot where a man is supposed to be drowning and you can just about see hes standing on the bottom of the studio water tank. And i was wondering if it had actually been used in wwii. The name of the wwiera us submarine made to look like a german uboat. The plot revolves around an american submarine that has to take over a german uboat, and capture a device that is being used to communicate with all other uboats in the area. U 571 is a thrilling and powerful war film from writerdirector jonathan mostow.
U 571 is a pleasing and very exciting movie, one that can be enjoyed by followers and nonfollowers of war movies alike. There are many unique fingerprints on this sub that show it to be so, the most prominent of which are the odd slanted lines running downwards from the fore and aft ends of the ballast tanks. In addition to this, which submarine was used in the movie u 571. The germans immediately opened fire with the aa guns, but one of the. Jun 27, 2011 in this world war ii action thriller, american reconnaissance agents learn that a german submarine is sinking. U571 from universal pictures this film is a fictional acount of the capture of a german submarine in 1942 by an american crew, but is based on the historical reality of the battle of the atlantic and the secret capture of the enigma cipher machine from german boats. In this world war ii action thriller, american reconnaissance agents learn that a german submarine is sinking. On 30th october 1942, another enemy submarine, u559, was scuttled by destroyers 70 miles off egypt. You give historical films a bad name this 2000 film about a us submarine crews attempt to steal an enigma machine from a german u boat was so inaccurate that it was damned by the uk. Footage, sets and models from the movie have been reused for other productions, including submerged, depicting the loss of uss sailfish, and the fictional ghostboat.
German submarine u571 was a type viic u boat built for the kriegsmarine of nazi germany for service during world war ii. U 571 2000 it was obtained from a collector for use in the film is this interesting. There has been a flash fire onboard and the entire engine room crew has been killed. U571 conducted eleven war patrols, sinking seven ships totalling 47,169 gross register tons grt, and damaging one other, which displaced 11,394 tons. The germans immediately opened fire with the aa guns, but one of the gunners panicked and failed to open fire during the second attack, so the boat was forced to dive despite the depth at that point being only 70m, leaving. U571 cause quite a stir in england especially in the small northern town of horsforth where i actually live, because we felt the movie hollywoodised a british victory. The movie portrays the daring capture of a german code machine named the enigma from a heavily damaged uboat submarine u571 by a crew of young and inexperienced, but brave u. U 571 was filmed in the mediterranean, near rome and malta.
U571 311 movie clip mission briefing in submarine 2000 hd. Asking men to carry out orders that may result in their deaths. S622 french small submarine, seehund type german origin, exposed in. U571, world war ii german submarine naval history and. With this information, convoys could avoid u boat concentrations in the atlantic. U571 is a military movie to collect along with others, for all you veterans out there.
U571 is a war film in which a world war ii german submarine is boarded in 1942 by disguised united states navy submariners seeking to capture her enigma cipher machine. Any idea what was the name of german destroyer used in u571, and what was it role on wwii. The action really begins when they get stranded on the u boat. U 571 is a war film in which a world war ii german submarine is boarded in 1942 by disguised united states navy submariners seeking to capture her enigma cipher machine. In reality, the submarine u 571 was never actually.
Behind the scenes of u571the controversial submarine thriller starring matthew mcconaughey has caused some international intrigue. That is, until a wrecked u boat sends out an sos signal, and the allies realize this is their chance to seize the enigma coding machine. The plot revolves around an american submarine that has to take over a german u boat, and capture a device that is being used to communicate with all other u boats in the area. U 571 is a military movie to collect along with others, for all you veterans out there. The dvd of jonathon mostows underwater wwii thriller u 571 supports the film with an impressive range of extra features, including a widescreen, anamorphic transfer, dolby digital 5. This baffled the codebreakers from the beginning of 1942. This movie represents one of a few world war ii submarine movies which have won one academy award in a technical category, thats just only the one oscar in either special effects or sound editing. The name of cryptographic coding machine used by the germans for military communication. Land as 39 in subic bay, philippines, for the first coordinated mooring by emory s. U571 is a war film in which a world war ii german submarine is boarded in 1942 by disguised united states navy submariners seeking to capture her enigma. A german submarine is boarded by disguised american submariners trying to capture their enigma cipher machine.
U571 is a 2000 wwii military thriller starring matthew mcconaughey as andrew tyler, a us navy lieutenant who finds himself unexpectedly commanding a stolen german uboat while on a secret mission to capture one of the 4reel enigma encoding machines used by the kriegsmarine. But not once did it cross my mind a submarine, lurking in the depths, could shatter the dead of night with a single shot. If john carpenter made a submarine movie, it would be below. It is a well acted movie but could be heavy at times to watch due to the subject matter. Here is a sampler of past and present movies about or involving submarines. U571 is a war film in which a world war ii german submarine is boarded in 1942 by disguised united states navy submariners seeking to capture. U571 is a rousing submarine movie about a group of american sailors who commandeer a damaged german submarine with an important decoding machine and must get safely back to england. I was asking what was the name of the destroyer used in the movie.
Top 10 submarine movies how many have you actually seen. However, the germans then developed a modified enigma machine called m4 and used an additional rotor. U571 is a pleasing and very exciting movie, one that can be enjoyed by followers and nonfollowers of war movies alike. A distress message was intercepted from the sub to german high command for. For visitor comments after 5 may, 2000, please see the forum. I know it might be inaccurate but its still a great movie i watched when i was 7 or 8 along with the homeward bound movies which i had both on. For starters, the largest gimbal in movie history was used to lower the vintage subs for u571 into a 400foot tank and to simulate the motion of being pummeled by underwater explosions in the. The sailors had boarded a sinking german submarine, u559 in the mediterranean sea, costing 2 of the men their lives but reaping incredibly valuable. U 571 conducted eleven war patrols, sinking seven ships totalling 47,169 gross register tons grt, and damaging one other, which displaced 11,394 tons. One the of things im really proud of in this movie is the fact that we actually built a fullscale 600 ton dieselpowered submarine replica. Navy sailors aboard an outdated s33 submarine, disguised to look like a u.
Unlike standard submarine movies u571 is full of twists and turns, especially in the first hour. The escorting sperrbrecher 16 had just left when u571 was strafed from the beam with cannon and machine gun fire, twice. U 571 is a 2000 wwii military thriller starring matthew mcconaughey as andrew tyler, a us navy lieutenant who finds himself unexpectedly commanding a stolen german u boat while on a secret mission to capture one of the 4reel enigma encoding machines used by the kriegsmarine. German uboat replica used in the movie u571 in paola. U571 2000 download movie free watch streaming full movie in hd without downloading. These movies include crash dive 1943, the enemy below 1957, torpedo run 1958, and u 571 2000. January 1, 2000 demonstrates that a submarine movie needs some type of. Oct 30, 2018 we enjoyed watching the movie and with appropriate suspension of disbelief found it to have a high level of tension and excitement. Jonathan mostow writes and shows pics from the making of u571. That is why i asked about its possible role in wwii. The characters are perfunctory, the action is recycled straight out of standard submarine formulas, and there is one shot where a man is supposed to be drowning and you can just about see hes standing on the. Apr 21, 2000 for starters, the largest gimbal in movie history was used to lower the vintage subs for u 571 into a 400foot tank and to simulate the motion of being pummeled by underwater explosions in the. You give historical films a bad name film the guardian. Submarine used for the movie u571 malta history, maltese.
Apr 21, 2000 behind the scenes of u571the controversial submarine thriller starring matthew mcconaughey has caused some international intrigue. On october 30, 1942, the heroic efforts of 3 british sailors resulted in the capture of codebooks and key setting sheets for the top secret enigma code machine used by the german military during world war ii. U571 1111 movie clip sinking the destroyer 2000 hd. Rather, it is a fictional narrative, loosely based on events involving several different german submarines during world war ii, including u 110, u 570, u 559, and u 505. Jason is 90% sure that its one of the 15 scale models used in the filming of u571 starring matthew mcconaughey 2000. U571 2000 based on a true story, this world war ii thriller stars matthew mcconaughey and bill paxton, and shows what lengths the allied forces were willing to go in order to capture the germans prized enigma coding machine. Enigma machines were used by the nazis to encrypt secret. The submarines u559 and u110 were the ones captured with the codebooks, but by the british navy in august 1941, four months before the united states entered the war. Huge specialeffects feats feed stories in u571 and t.
Coming april 21 u571 matthew mcconaughey, harvey keitel and jon bon jovi star in this new drama inspired, as they say, by an actual world war ii episode. Are you sure you want to delete your score and checked items on this list. Maltese people malta history movie pictures film stock movies film films. A movie which was fiction almost to the point of insult.
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