Es ist ein wahrer Höllentrip auf Leben und Tod, dem die U-Boot Mannschaft der U 96 auf ihrer Feindfahrt täglich ausgesetzt ist. Kapitänleutnant "Kaleun" (Jürgen Prochnow), von seinen Männern respektvoll "Der Alte" genannt, und seine Besatzung werden erbarmungslos von feindlichen Zerstörern gejagt und von Flugzeugen bombardiert. Sie versenken feindliche Schiffe, geraten in schwerste Unwetter, steuern durch die streng bewachte Meerenge bei Gibraltar und sinken schließlich manövrierunfähig, fast ohne Luftvorräte, auf Grund. Doch immer wieder gelingt es den Männern, dem sicheren Tod durch nahezu unmenschliche Anstrengungen zu entkommen. Mit letzter Kraft steuern das U-Boot und seine Mannschaft den scheinbar sicheren Heimathafen an, das Schicksal und der Feind kennen für die Männer der U 96 jedoch
Jürgen Prochnow | Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock - Der Alte |
Herbert Grönemeyer | Lt. Werner - Correspondent |
Klaus Wennemann | Chief Engineer Fritz Grade - Der Leitende-Der LI |
Hubertus Bengsch | 1st Lieutenant - Number One-1WO |
Martin Semmelrogge | 2nd Lieutenant - 2WO |
Bernd Tauber | Kriechbaum - Chief Quartermaster-Navigator |
Erwin Leder | Johann |
Martin May | Ullman |
Heinz Hoenig | Hinrich (as Heinz Hönig) |
Uwe Ochsenknecht | Chief Bosun |
Claude-Oliver Rudolph | Ario |
Jan Fedder | Pilgrim |
Ralf Richter | Frenssen (as Ralph Richter) |
Joachim Bernhard | Preacher |
Oliver Stritzel | Schwalle |
Konrad Becker | Bockstiegel |
Lutz Schnell | Dufte |
Martin Hemme | Brückenwilli |
Rita Cadillac | Monique |
Otto Sander | Phillip Thomsen |
Günter Lamprecht | Captain of the 'Weser' |
Thomas Boxhammer | |
Roger Barth | |
Günther Franke | (as Günter Franke) |
Christian Bendomir | |
Norbert Gronwald | |
Albert Kraml | |
Jean-Claude Hoffmann | Benjamin |
Peter Pathenis | |
Arno Kral | Hagen |
Christian Seipolt | |
Helmut Neumeier | Schmutt |
Ferdinand Schaal | |
Wilhelm Pietsch | Franz |
Rolf Weber | |
Dirk Salomon | Markus |
Lothar Zajicek | |
Klaus Doldinger | Composer |
Jost Vacano | Cinematographer |
Hannes Nikel | Editor |
Karen Baker Landers | supervising sound editor (as Karen M. Baker) (director's cut) |
Peter Bond | Sound Effects Editor |
Milan Bor | Sound mixer |
Rick Bozeat | sound effects editor: director's cut |
Werner Böhm | Sound Recordist |
Eva Claudius | dubbing editor |
Clayton Collins | dialogue editor (as Clay Collins) (director's cut) |
Todd Egan | first assistant sound editor (director's cut) |
Louis Elman | sound department: English version |
Illo Endrulat | dubbing editor |
Eric Flickinger | sound re-recording assistant (director's cut) |
Darrall Garcia | assistant sound editor (director's cut) |
Scott Martin Gershin | sound designer (director's cut) / sound effects designer (director's cut) |
Judah Getz | adr mixer (special edition version) |
Sarah Goldsmith | dialogue editor (as Sara Rothenberg) (director's cut) |
Philip A. Hess | sound effects editor (as Phil Hess) (director's cut) |
Joseph Holsen | Sound Editor |
Peter Horrocks | Sound Effects Editor |
J. Stanley Johnston | supervising sound editor (director's cut) |
William B. Johnston | technical sound supervisor (director's cut) |
Michael Keller | sound re-recording mixer (director's cut) / supervising sound editor (director's cut) |
Randy Kelley | sound effects editor: director's cut |
Hans-Walter Kramski | foley artist |
Mel Kutbay | foley artist |
Mark R. La Pointe | sound effects editor (as Mark LaPointe) (director's cut) |
Mike Le Mare | sound editor (as Mike Le-Mare) |
Gerry Lentz | sound re-recording mixer (director's cut) |
Stanislav Litera | Sound Recordist |
Kimaree Long | assistant sound editor (director's cut) |
Joe Milner | dialogue editor (German version) (director's cut) |
Brian Pierson | assistant sound editor (director's cut) |
Trevor Pyke | Sound mixer |
Scott Sanders | sound effects editor: director's cut |
Heinz Schürer | Sound Recordist |
David Stanke | assistant sound editor (director's cut) |
Edward M. Steidele | foley artist (directors cut) |
Karola Storr | Sound Effects Editor |
Peter Michael Sullivan | sound effects designer (director's cut) |
Karsten Ullrich | Sound Recordist |
Albrecht von Bethmann | Sound Recordist |
Scott Wolf | sound effects editor: director's cut |
Peter Zinda | sound effects editor: director's cut |