Release Date: 10/24/2000 Original Release: 2000 Format: DVD Length: 117 minutes Rating:PG-13 (MPAA) Rating Reason: war violence UPC: 025192078521 Studio: Universal Studios Home Video
Dramas, Action, War, World War II, Theatrical Release, Submarines
Description
Faithful to the conventions of the World War II genre, Mostow's (BREAKDOWN) submarine thriller pays earnest homage to the pluck and determination of ordinary people forced to overcome extraordinary odds. The mostly young and inexperienced crew of the S-33 is deployed on a top secret, high-priority mission to intercept a disabled German u-boat (the titular U-571) and capture the ship's encryption system--the Enigma--in order to crack the Nazi's communication codes and hasten an allied victory in the North Atlantic. Racing against a German rescue effort, the S-33 stages a daring raid on the U-571. But after capturing the U-571, the Americans find themselves its prisoner as they must pilot the leaky, disabled vessel through hostile enemy waters. McConaughey (EDTV, DAZED AND CONFUSED) leads a strong cast (Keitel - HOLY SMOKE, Paxton - A SIMPLE PLAN) in this fast-paced, tense, submarine adventure. .
I was watching the 1981 film, Das Boot, the other night. The version that lasts just a shade under five hours. A tale of life on a submarine in war. Dirty, grimy, cramped terror in a way that only... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
