The German fleet almost never left the Baltic or North Sea and when they did, it would be a major task force. The film does not portray an historical event. After the U-571 fires its aft torpedo at the German destroyer, the officers on watch see it rushing towards their bow and point, and one of them has a Swatch Chronograph watch on his wrist. First, US subs did not operate there or at all in Europe then. While it is possible the American submarine crew simply didn't know this, it is extremely unlikely that an intelligence officer like Lieutenant Hirsch would have failed to recognize this issue, especially since it could have put the entire mission in jeopardy. Last edited by Christian W. on 04 Nov 2005, … She sunk to 400 feet." It supposedly is this supply submarine which sinks the S-33. L'U-571 rejoint le groupe "Rügen" dans l'Ouest des îles britanniques, avec des bateaux disposés sur une grande zone. German destroyer in the U-571? When Hirsch is briefing the crew of the S33 he is pointing things out on a chart. In the U.S. the film was originally rated "R", because of a scene where Lt. Emmett is beheaded by flying debris. The S-33 starts from Kittery, Maine ("PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD" on building behind welders), but in Lt. Hirsch's briefing, the map clearly shows the U-571's triangulated position at 52°N, 29°W. The CPO said that he had been depth-charged in WWl in a US sub by a German destroyer near Murmansk. The other sailors would have not been very forgiving. When the shipyard is working on the 33 boat, one of the shipyard workers is clearly seen using a present day yellow DeWalt grinder. Presumably the filmmakers used a real wartime Enigma machine that, after 55 years, was not in good working order. Shaft seal failed. Is just a film man the real U-571 was Sunk on Jan 28, 1944 in the west of Ireland, in position 52.41N, 14.27W, by depth charges from an Australian Sunderland aircraft (RAAF-Sqdn 461/D).

Swatch was founded in 1983. Vous pouvez à tout moment utiliser le lien de désabonnement intégré dans la newsletter. However, at approximately 1:56, one can see that the light is coming from an electric bulb behind Trigger. U-571 / U 571 DE JONATHAN MOSTOW MATTHEW MAC CONAUGHEY 9/10 - In reality, it sank off Panama after being accidentally rammed by a sub chaser. To get a "PG-13", the shot was redone with Emmett instead knocked overboard. The S-33 is supposed to have been modified to look like a U-boat. This left the audience not knowing what had happened to his character. As shown in the movie, the code book which cracked Enigma during the Battle of the Atlantic was the long weather code book. He then says, "She was running a test dive down off Norfolk. The "German" aircraft flying over the sub in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is an Italian Fiat G 59 trainer, first flown in 1948. Votre adresse de messagerie est uniquement utilisée pour vous envoyer notre newsletter. Set in 1942, Lieutenant Tyler is wearing the Bronze Star Medal with Valor device. The American portrayal offended many of the British military and public. Any ships heading that way would be allied vessels with supplies for the Russians, and subs had only one use, to sink enemy merchant vessels. After the U-571 deck gun fires at the destroyer, wrecking the radio room and mast, the crew hurry back to the conning towers as the U-Boat dives.

The story follows the crew of a US Navy submarine that is sent on a …