A U.S. Navy Captain and his crew are just beginning to enjoy 48 hours of leave when they receive word to immediately return to duty. On a top-secret assignment, they must disguise themselves as Nazis and infiltrate a severely damaged Nazi U-boat. Once on board, they are to steal the Nazi's top-secret decoding device and sink the sub before the Germans catch on to what's really happening. Their mission is more dangerous and frightening than anything they could have ever imagined, but one which has the power to turn the tide of battle.
"U-571 is exciting!" says NEWSWEEK. Filled with incredible explosions, raging fires and speeding torpedoes, this suspense-filled action-packed film sets a new standard for high impact entertainment and features an impressive all-star cast.
| Matthew McConaughey | Tyler |
| Bill Paxton | Dahlgren |
| Harvey Keitel | Chief |
| Jon Bon Jovi | Emmett |
| David Keith | Coonan |
| Thomas Kretschmann | Wassner |
| Jake Weber | Hirsch |
| Jack Noseworthy | Wentz |
| Tom Guiry | Trigger |
| Will Estes | Rabbit |
| T. C. Carson | Eddie |
| Erik Palladino | Mazzola |
| Dave Power | Tank |
| Derk Cheetwood | Griggs |
| Matthew Settle | Larson |
| Rebecca Tilney | Mrs. Dahlgren |
| Carolyna De Laurentiis | Prudence Dahlgren |
| Dina De Laurentiis | Louise Dahlgren |
| Burnell Tucker | Admiral Duke |
| Rob Allyn | Ensign |
| Carsten Voigt | German Chief |
| Gunther Wuerger | Kohl |
| Oliver Stokowski | German E-Chief |
| Arnd Klawitter | German Hydrophone Operator |
| Kai Maurer | German Planesman |
| Robert Lahoda | German Engineer |
| Peter Stark | German Lookout |
| Erich Redman | German Bosun |
| William John Evans | Marine Sergeant |
| Robin Askwith | British Seaman |
| Jaspar Wood | Petty Officer |
| Martin Glade | Gunner Officer |
| Oliver Osthus | Depth Charge Officer |
| John William Falconer | |
| Cory Glen Mathews | |
| Valentina Ardeatini | Mrs. Larson |
| Norman Campbell Rees | Military Police Sergeant |
| Hal Lieberman | Executive Producer |
| Oliver Wood | Director of Photography |
| Wayne Wahrman | Film Editor |
| Richard Marvin | Composer |
| Ivan Sharrock | production sound mixer |
| Jon Johnson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Bruce Stubblefield | Sound Editor |
| Miguel Rivera | Sound Editor |
| Steve Maslow | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gregg Landaker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Wm Ladd Skinner | Production Designer |
| Götz Weidner | Production Designer |
| April Ferry | Costume Designer |
| Peter Donen | Visual Effects |
| Robert Woodruff | Art Director |
| Marco Trentini | Art Director |
| Maria Teresa Barbasso | Art Director |
| Augusto Grassi | Costume Designer |
| Luigi Rocchetti | Make-Up Artist |
| Maurizio Silvi | Make-Up Artist |
| Allen Hall | Visual Effects |
| Richard Helmer | Visual Effects |
| Syd Dutton | Visual Effects |
| Bill Taylor | Visual Effects |
| Thomas J. Smith | Visual Effects |
| David Sosalla | Visual Effects |
| Mark Freund | Visual Effects |
| Thad Beier | Visual Effects |
