Cast:
Matthew McConaughey
Harvey Keitel
Jon Bon Jovi
Bill Paxton
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 (A Time To Kill) leads a strong cast (Keitel - Pulp Fiction, Paxton - A Simple Plan) in this fast-paced, tense, submarine adventure.
Directed by Jonathan Mostow - Rated PG-13
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