U-Boat, Course West! (1941)
U-Boote westwärts!
This Nazi propaganda film follows the exploits of a German submarine as it prowls the North Atlantic.
- Date of release
- 1941-05-09
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- War
- Director
- Günther Rittau
Casting
- Herbert Wilk — Kapitänleutnant Hoffmeister
- Heinz Engelmann — Olt. zur See Wiegand
- Joachim Brennecke — Lt. zur See v. Benedict
- Wilhelm Borchert — Olt. Griesbach
- Carsta Löck — Merk
- Willi Rose — Matr. Fliepusch
- Ilse Werner — Irene Winterfeld
- Karl John — Matrosenobergefreiter Drewitz
- Agnes Windeck — Frau von Benedikt
- Hans Mierendorff — Vater Griesbach
- Claire Reigbert — Frau Hahn
- Herbert Weißbach — Ober
Interesting facts
U-Boote westwärts! is a 1941 German war film promoting the Kriegsmarine. It centers on a U-boat mission in the Battle of the Atlantic and was produced by UFA. The U-boat used for the film was U-123, which would later play a major role in Operation Drumbeat.
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