U-Boote westwärts
| U-Boote westwärts ! | |
|---|---|
| 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 minutes |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Language | German |
U-Boote westwärts ! was a 1941 German war film promoting the Kriegsmarine.[1] It concerns a U-boat mission in the Second Battle of the Atlantic.
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[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.
[edit] Cast
- Herbert Wilk: Kapitänleutnant Hoffmeister
- Heinz Engelmann: Olt. zur See Wiegand
- Joachim Brennecke: Lt. zur See v. Benedict
- Ernst Wilhelm Borchert: Olt. Griesbach
- Karl John: Matr. Ob. Gefr. Drewitz
- Clemens Hasse: Masch.-Maat Sonntag
- Ilse Werner: Irene Winterfeld
- Karl Dönitz: admiral Karl Dönitz
[edit] Motifs
The British are shown as cowardly and duplictious, with only decent act performed by a British sailor in the entire film.[1]
It also glamorizes death in battle: the British ship was torpedoed even though it had German POWs, and one dies, speaking of the honor of dying for the fatherland.[1]
