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1. Down Periscope
Directed by David S. Ward
Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly, Rob Schneider, Harry Dean Stanton
1996, 92 min.
Description: In this comedy, a screwball sub commander whose career has been sidetracked hopes to win a war game and a new commission on a nuclear submarine. This he must do with the aid of a decrepit sub and a mo ...
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2. 1941
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Dan Ackroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, Lorraine Gary
1979

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3. Das Boot: The Director's Cut
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch
1997

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Description: The Story Das Boot is the story of a single mission of one U-boat and its crew. The film follows the U-96 from its departure from La Rochelle, France, through its patrols in the North Atlantic and ...
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4. Operation Pacific
Directed by George Waggner
John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Ward Bond, Scott Forbes
1951

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5. Up Periscope
Directed by Gordon Douglas
James Garner, Edmond O'Brien, Andra Martin, Alan Hale Jr.
1959, 112 min.
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6. Run Silent, Run Deep
Directed by Robert Wise
Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden, Brad Dexter
1958, 93 min.
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7. Hunt for Red October, The
Directed by John McTiernan
Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill
1990

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8. Iron Coffins
1997, 52 min.
Description: This documentary, Part III of The U-boat War series, provides an overview of the Battle of the Atlantic from 1943 through the end of World War II. The title of this episode is identical to that ...
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9. Land That Time Forgot, The
Directed by Kevin Connor
Doug McClure, John McEnery, Susan Penhaligon, Keith Barron
1975, 90 min.
Description: A World War I U-boat carrying American captives goes off course and, out of fuel, ends up on an uncharted Antarctic island. The crew and captives must battle dinosaurs and prehistoric humans to reach ...
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10. Hunt for Red October, The
Directed by John McTiernan
Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill
1990, 134 min.
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11. Lifeboat
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, John Hodiak
1944, 96 min.
Description: After their passenger ship is sunk by a U-boat, a small group of survivors manage to climb into a small lifeboat. One of them turns out to be from the very U-boat that sank the liner and was destroyed ...
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12. Sea Wolves, The
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven, Trevor Howard
1980, 120 min.
Description: A U-boat plays a minor role in this all-star action film based on the true story of a World War II secret mission to destroy German radio ships in a neutral Indian harbor. British Intelligence officer ...
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13. Crash Dive
Directed by Archie Mayo
Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Jean Hewlett, Dana Andrews
1943, 106 min.
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14. Last Voyage of the Lusitania
Producer: National Geographic Video
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15. Eye of the Needle
Directed by Richard Marquand
Donald Sutherland, Stephen MacKenna, Philip Martin Brown, Kate Nelligan
1981, 112 min.
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16. Das Boot: The Director's Cut
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch
1997, 209 min.
Description: The Story Das Boot is the story of a single mission of one U-boat and its crew. The film follows the U-96 from its departure from La Rochelle, France, through its patrols in the North Atlantic and ...
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17. Enemy Below, The
Directed by Dick Powell
Robert Mitchum, Curt Jurgens, Theodore Bikel, Doug McClure
1957, 98 min.
Description: In this feature, an American destroyer battles a U-boat in a deadly contest of wits. The commanders of both vessels share much in common. War-weary, yet highly experienced and determined to fulfill ...
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18. Wolfpack: The Hidden Enemy
Producer: US News Video
1997, 45 min.
Description: his video is part of the 13-volume Masters of War series, which focuses on the individuals whose decisions drove the strategies behind key battles of World War II and Viet Nam. This volume depicts t ...
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19. Raiders of the Lost Ark
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Wolf Kahler, Paul Freeman
1981, 115 min.
Description: The year is 1936, and the American and German governments are both seeking the Ark of the Covenant (Hitler believes it holds a mystical power which will render his armies indomitable). Dr. Indiana Jon ...
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20. Hitler's Secret Weapons: Enigma

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21. Design for War: The Battle for the Atlantic, 1939-1941
Producer: NBC
1952, 30 min.
Description: Victory at Sea is a series of 26 30-minute episodes produced in the early 1950s from World War II footage of Allied and Axis naval operations. This segment covers the Battle of the Atlantic from 193 ...
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22. International Lady
Directed by Tim Whelan
George Brent, Ilona Massey, Basil Rathbone, Gene Lockhart
1941, 106 min.
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23. Long Voyage Home, The
Directed by John Ford
John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter, Barry Fitzgerald
1940, 105 min.
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24. Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
1944
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25. Torpedo Alley
Directed by Lew Landers
Mark Stevens, Dorothy Malone, Charles Winninger, Bill Williams
1953, 84 min.
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26. Cruel Sea, The
Directed by Charles Frend
Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, Denholm Elliott, Stanley Baker
1953, 121 min.
Description: This feature tells the story of the officers of a British convoy escort ship as they battle U-boats and the merciless ocean. Seen from the viewpoint of the ship's captain, the film portrays one ma ...
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27. Sea Wolves, The
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven, Trevor Howard
1980

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Description: A U-boat plays a minor role in this all-star action film based on the true story of a World War II secret mission to destroy German radio ships in a neutral Indian harbor. British Intelligence officer ...
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28. U-Boat
1997, 50 min.
Description: This documentary covers the role of the U-boat in various operational theaters of World War II, tracing the peaks and valleys of the arm's effectiveness. It includes some footage of the salvaged U-53 ...
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29. Crimson Tide
Directed by Tony Scott
Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Matt Craven, George Dzundza
1995, 116 min.
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30. We Dive at Dawn
Directed by Anthony Asquith
John Mills, Louis Bradfield, Ronald Millar, Jack Watling
1943, 98 min.
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