U-571

U-571

2000 · 1 hr 56 min · PG-13

Action, War

Directors

Jonathan Mostow

Actors

  • Matthew McConaughey
  • Bill Paxton
  • Harvey Keitel

Credits: 2

Summary

A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.

More about this movie

In the midst of World War II, the battle below the seas rages. The Nazis have the upper edge as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. 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'. But masquerading as Nazis and taking over the U-boat is the smallest of their problems. The action really begins when they get stranded on the U-boat.