A US Navy crew is sent on a secret mission to disguise their sub as a German resupply vessel, board a crippled U-boat, and steal the Enigma coding machine.
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If you enjoy the "submarine genre," this is a high-water mark for production design. A US Navy crew is sent on a
, a sophisticated Nazi coding device, to help the Allies break German communications. However, after their own vessel is destroyed, the survivors are forced to operate the unfamiliar German submarine to make it back to safety while being hunted by enemy forces. Thematic Elements and Technical Achievement Action and Tension: , a sophisticated Nazi coding device, to help
: After a German U-boat (U-571) is crippled by British depth charges and left adrift in the Atlantic, the U.S. Navy intercepts its distress signal.