U-571


1h 56m 2000

Brief Synopsis

April 1942: Hitler's U-Boats are wreaking havoc in the Atlantic and destroying Allied shipping up and down the United States' East coast. Unable to crack the U-Boat radio codes, the U.S. struggles blindly against the German onslaught -- that is until the crew aboard the S-33, a vintage World War I submarine, is assigned a dangerous mission that, if successful, will have the power to turn the tide of battle permanently. Led by Commander Mike Dahlgren and Lt. Andrew Tyler, the S-33 crew is ordered to capture Enigma, the German's top-secret coding device. To bait the Germans, the S-33 is rigged to resemble a stranded Nazi U-Boat. If all goes according to plan, the crew will take the Germans as prisoners and steal Enigma if the plan fails, nine U.S. soldiers will be trapped in a submarine in the middle of hostile, enemy waters with little or no chance of survival.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Drama
Period
Thriller
War
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy; Malta

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 56m

Synopsis

April 1942: Hitler's U-Boats are wreaking havoc in the Atlantic and destroying Allied shipping up and down the United States' East coast. Unable to crack the U-Boat radio codes, the U.S. struggles blindly against the German onslaught -- that is until the crew aboard the S-33, a vintage World War I submarine, is assigned a dangerous mission that, if successful, will have the power to turn the tide of battle permanently. Led by Commander Mike Dahlgren and Lt. Andrew Tyler, the S-33 crew is ordered to capture Enigma, the German's top-secret coding device. To bait the Germans, the S-33 is rigged to resemble a stranded Nazi U-Boat. If all goes according to plan, the crew will take the Germans as prisoners and steal Enigma -- if the plan fails, nine U.S. soldiers will be trapped in a submarine in the middle of hostile, enemy waters with little or no chance of survival.

Crew

Jan H. Aaris

Special Effects

Daniel Acon

Special Effects

Peter Adamietz

Other

Monica Amadori

Helicopter Pilot

Edmondo Amati

Office Assistant

Fabrizio Amendola

Electrician

Controammiraglio Tommaso Angelino

Technical Advisor

Gordon Antell

Assistant Editor

Pete Anthony

Original Music

Mark Aquilina

Other

Seth Arnett

Stunt Coordinator

Gaetano Avvisato

Props Assistant

David Ayer

Screenplay

Bruce Babcock

Original Music

Petra Back

Adr Editor

Giampaolo Bagala

Grip

Mario Bagnato

Director Of Photography

Danny Bailey

Other

Lieutenant Commander David Balme

Technical Advisor

Marc Banich

Special Effects

Donald Banks

Boom Operator

Lawrence Barbara

Other

Maria Teresa Barbasso

Art Director

Ross Baxter

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Angela Beale

Costumes

Jayme Bednarczyk

Costumes

Maura Bellini

Wardrobe

Peter Bergland

Camera Assistant

Michele Bergstrom

Video Assist/Playback

Giuseppe Bertucci

Electrician

Donna Berwick

Assistant Costume Designer

Gary Bierend

Special Effects

Keith Bilderbeck

Sound Effects

Annick Biltresse

Art Department Coordinator

Danilo Bollettini

Special Effects

Luisa Bonello

Casting

Robert Bonillas

Visual Effects

Rebecca Booth

Casting

Valerio Borgia

Electrician

Paolo Bovi

Grip

Linda Bowen

Accounting Assistant

Brian Bradley

Other

Umberto Bramucci

Electrician

Robert H Branham

Production

Julian Bratolyubov

Music

Paul Brehme

Assistant

Al Broussard

Special Effects

Lisa Burnside

Other

Graziella Camenzuli

Extras Casting Assistant

Patrick Camilleri

Other

Sabrina Canale

Casting

Ezio Canesso

Helicopter Pilot

Cristian Caporale

Electrician

Franco Caporale

Electrician

Inti Carboni

Assistant Director

Massimo Cardajoli

Special Effects

Guiseppe Carrozza

Props

Roberto Carrozza

Props

Alfred Caruana

Propman

Alfred Caruana

Props Assistant

Kenneth Cassar

Production Assistant

Mario Cassar

Special Effects

Anna Cenciarelli

Accounting Assistant

Enzo Cera

Hair Assistant

John Chaney

Security

Aldo Chessari

Camera Operator

Alfred Chircop

Electrician

Laurence Chircop

Electrician

Bruno Colanzi

Key Grip

Vito Consoli

Other

Giorgio Conti

Editorial Assistant

Gary Coppola

Foley Mixer

Gilbert M Correa

Visual Effects

Antonio Corridori

Effects Assistant

Maurizio Corridori

Special Effects

Gina B Cranham

Set Designer

James B Crawford

Gaffer

Maurizio Cremisini

Assistant Camera Operator

Massimo Cristofanelli

Other

Giulia Chiara Crugnola

Set Designer

Andrea Dallimonti

Boom Operator

Sandy De Crescent

Music Contractor

Dino De Laurentiis

Producer

Martha De Laurentiis

Producer

Gioncarlo De Leonardis

Hair Stylist

Gino De Rossi

Special Effects

Francesca De Simone

Hair Assistant

Roderick Debattista

Swing Gang

Brad Dechter

Original Music

Eloisa Delaurentiis

Makeup Artist

Elisabetta Deleonardis

Hair Stylist

Shirley Delovich

Assistant

Umberto Dessena

Grip

Lucio Di Comenico

Assistant Art Director

Francesco Di Giacomo

Camera Assistant

Adriano Di Lorenzo

Boom Operator

Roberto Diamanti

Grip

Karen Dimmig

Assistant Editor

Joe Donaldson

Other

Galliano Donati

Art Department

Peter Donen

Visual Effects Supervisor

Michael Douglas

Other

Kate Dowd

Casting

Dianne Dreyer

Script Supervisor

Peter Duerst

Propman

Christian Dwiggins

Production Assistant

David Dwiggins

Visual Effects

Eva Eastman

Assistant Set Decorator

Mike Edmonson

Special Effects

Dave Ellin

Other

Antonello Emidi

Camera Assistant

Edwin Escobar

Special Effects

Roberto Espinoza

Special Effects

Claudio Fabbriani

Key Grip

Franco Fabietti

Carpenter

Giuseppe Falcone

Camera Assistant

Stefano Falivene

Other

Luigi Ferraioli

Caterer

Carla Ferroni

Production

April Ferry

Costume Designer

Frank Fleming

Sound Dubbing

Alfonso Flores

Office Assistant

Mario Francini

Unit Manager

Renato Francola

Makeup Artist

Antonio Fraulo

Property Master

Hector Freeman

Assistant

Rita Galea

Production Coordinator

Antonio Gasbarrini

Gaffer

Tim Gedemer

Sound Effects

Sandy Gendler

Sound Effects

Paola Genovese

Hair Stylist

Daniela Giovannoni

Set Designer

Bill Glesne

Other

Benny Goodman And His Orchestra

Song Performer

Astrid M Gotuzzo

Production

Robert Gould

Set Decorator

Alberto Grassi

Other

Augusto Grassi

Costume Supervisor

Giampietro Grassi

Tailor

Lawrence Grech

Office Assistant

Mark Gustawes

Assistant

Allen L Hall

Special Effects Supervisor

Matthew Hall

Special Effects

Oscar Hammerstein Ii

Song

Vice Admiral Patrick Hannifin

Technical Advisor

Lorenz Hart

Song

Richard O Helmer

Special Effects Supervisor

Tai Hereora

Other

Karina Hickman

Other

Connie Hill

Casting

Cindy Jo Hinkleman

Assistant Sound Editor

Rick Holman

Visual Effects

Greg Hooper

Set Designer

David Horner

Adr Mixer

Alfredo Iannone

Other

Sacha Ippoliti

Crane Grip

Askia Won-ling Jacob

Costumes

Brian W Jennings

Assistant Sound Editor

Brian W Jennings

Editor

Jon Johnson

Sound Editor

Christopher Jones

Assistant

Captain Harry L. Julian

Other

Harry L. Julian

Assistant Production Coordinator

Hilary Julian

Assistant Production Coordinator

Sharon Julian

Other

Doctor David Kahn

Consultant

Gary L Karas

Special Effects

Sara Kay

Casting Associate

Sean Keegan

Foley Mixer

Daryl Kell

Music Editor

Teresa Kelly

Post-Production Supervisor

John Kerr

Other

Charlie Kirby

Other

Rick Kline

Sound Mixer

Mitchell Kramer

Other

Kapitan Hans-joachim Krug

Technical Advisor

Val Kuklowsky

Adr Editor

Luca Lachin

Assistant Director

Elvira Lamastra

Assistant

Gregg Landaker

Sound Mixer

Felice Lattes

Other

Diane Law

Other

Franz Lehar

Song

Sabina Lepri

Set Production Assistant

Carol Lewis

Casting

Michael Lichtenegger

Production

Hal Lieberman

Executive Producer

Ermanno Lubich

Other

Alessandro Luciano

Production

Roberto Magagnini

On-Set Dresser

Carlo Maggi

Other

Gianmarco Maglione

Graphics

Mary Mahdavi

Accounting Assistant

Dennis Mahoney

Accounting Assistant

Gian Maria Majorana

Camera Operator

Jaime Manca Di Villahermosa

Visual Effects

Domenico Mancino

Other

Alberto Mangiante

Assistant Director

Claudio Manzi

Assistant Costume Designer

Bryan David Marinoff

Other

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Drama
Period
Thriller
War
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy; Malta

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 56m

Award Wins

Best Sound Effects Sound Editing

2000

Award Nominations

Best Sound

2000

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Spring April 21, 2000

Expanded Release in United States May 12, 2000

Released in United States on Video October 3, 2000

Released in United States on Video May 15, 2001

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States September 2000

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Dreams and Visions) August 30 - September 9, 2000.

Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film September 1-10, 2000.

Michael Douglas was previously attached to star.

Began shooting January 25, 1999.

Completed shooting May 30, 1999.

Released in United States Spring April 21, 2000

Expanded Release in United States May 12, 2000

Released in United States on Video October 3, 2000

Released in United States on Video May 15, 2001 ("Special Edition")

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Dreams and Visions) August 30 - September 9, 2000.)

Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film September 1-10, 2000.)