U-Boote westwärts
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| U-Boote westwärts | |
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 Film program for U-Boats Westwards |
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| Directed by | Günther Rittau |
| Written by | Georg Zoch |
| Starring | Herbert Wilk |
| Music by | Harald Böhmelt |
| Cinematography | Igor Oberberg |
| Editing by | Johanna Meisel |
| Release date(s) | May 9, 1941 |
| Running time | 48 min. |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
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U-Boats Westwards was a 1941 German war film promoting the Kriegsmarine. It concerns a U-boat mission in the Second Battle of the Atlantic.
[edit] Plot
The film follows the crew of a U-Boat, from their life the day before they ship off - meeting their family and sweethearts, spending a last night at a club, etc. Then they ship, soon boarding a Dutch merchant ship, which they inspect for contraband. The boarding of the ship is shown being done professionally and non-confrontationally. While they are boarding the ship, a Royal Navy ship spots them and tries to torpedo them, but the U-boat ends up sinking it.
