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Revenue: $85,000,000
Budget: $14,000,000
Profit: + $71,000,000
Movie Details
Tag Line: On land they dreamed of being heroes. Beneath the sea they pray to be survivors.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 8
Release Date: Sep 17, 1981
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Run Time: 2h 30m
Original Language: German
Website: Link
Production Countries: Germany
Production Companies: Radiant Film GmbH , Süddeutscher Rundfunk , Bavaria Film , Twin Bros. Productions , Columbia Pictures , WDR , PSO
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Synopsis
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Monika Bauert
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Makeup Artist |
Alfred Rasche
Ago von Sperl
Rüdiger von Sperl
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Crew | Sound Recordist |
Karsten Ullrich
Albrecht von Bethmann
Heinz Schürer
Werner Böhm
Stanislav Litera
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Post Production Supervisor |
William H. Brown
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Scenic Artist |
Friedrich Thaler
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Special Effects |
Karl-Heinz Bochnig
Max Gretmann
Willi Neuner
Franz Kirschke
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Art | Production Design |
Rolf Zehetbauer
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Art Direction |
Götz Weidner
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Assistant Art Director |
Walter E. Richarz
Philipp von Seil
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Property Master |
Monika Moritz
Peter Dürst
Rüdiger Wagner
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Writing | Screenplay |
Wolfgang Petersen
Dean Riesner
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Novel |
Lothar-Günther Buchheim
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Directing | Director |
Wolfgang Petersen
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Second Unit Director |
Hannes Nikel
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First Assistant Director |
Georg Borgel
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Script Supervisor |
Isabel Prochnow
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Second Assistant Director |
Marie-Antoinette Petersen
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Continuity |
Isabel Goslar
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Production | Producer |
Günter Rohrbach
Michael Bittins
Ortwin Freyermuth
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Production Manager |
Michael Bittins
Philippe Dussart
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Casting |
Willy Schlenter
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Executive Producer |
Edward R. Pressman
John W. Hyde
Mark Damon Johnson
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Production Executive |
Lutz Hengst
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Production Secretary |
Caroline Perchaud
Ingrid von Anka
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Sound | Original Music Composer |
Klaus Doldinger
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Sound Mixer |
Milan Bor
Trevor Pyke
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Foley |
Mel Kutbay
Hans-Walter Kramski
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Sound Effects Editor |
Peter Horrocks
Karola Storr
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Music Editor |
Alan Willis
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Sound Editor |
Mike Le Mare
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Camera | Director of Photography |
Jost Vacano
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Additional Photography |
Ernst Wild
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Still Photographer |
Karl-Heinz Vogelmann
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Assistant Camera |
Mike Rutter
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Key Grip |
Ludwig Sauermann
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Editing | Editor |
Hannes Nikel
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Visual Effects | Special Effects Supervisor |
Karl Baumgartner
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Lighting | Electrician |
Rudi Denk
Iko Dimitri
Franz Schlammer
Willi Zopf
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