All language subtitles for U47 - Kapitaenleutnant Prien 1958 ENG

Midday, 3rd September 1939.

From 11am, Germany is
at war with Great Britain.

A few minutes ago, the following
radio broadcast was made

to all German naval units at sea:

Hostilities with England
will commence immediately.

'Here is the news'.

- Turn it off
- ... A Government statement ...

Is somebody there?

It's me, Grandma, I thought
Alwine would be home.

Thank God I got something.

- What did you get?
- Cucumber.

Now I just have to
cook the meat.

You wanted ... you're trying
to hide things again!

I'll put this away.

The war will be over soon.

It's too much for dinner.

Friedrich has been working
all day, and has to go out again.

In the last war, we starved
because of the British blockade.

Don't worry Grandma.
Some music?

Don't put the radio on.

Can you find me a tin?
It looks like rain.

Well, brother dear,
if I find you a tin

- Can I turn the radio on?
- You always win.

- Sounds like Goebbels?
- That's your music.

There's just something
about his voice...

Where are you taking
all that bread?

To people in need.
I have to repair my bike.

...strangely, just a week ago,
on the first day of war

an American ship was torpedoed.
Specifically, the Athenia,

with 1,428 passengers
on board.

Perhaps the Athenia was really
sunk by a submarine ...

I'll be back soon.

We have no interest in giving
excuses for the Americans

to go to war,
unlike the British!

Frau Prien here.
Can I speak to the Commodore?

Please don't be angry. I know
it's inappropriate to call,

- so late at night.
- A little unusual perhaps.

But not inappropriate.
I prefer you to call me

if anything worries you.
I prefer that to

my Commanders having
insecure wives at home.

Goebbels's speech? No, for
us the Athenia case is resolved.

I understand your concern,
but don't worry.

I have a signal from
your husband right here.

Everything is fine.
He's already on his way home.

Dead ahead, there he is!

How do you do it?
And without binoculars!

It's just luck,
Oberleutnant.

Remind me when we get
back, you won the bottle.

Leutnant, to the
bridge with a megaphone.

Smut the Cook
won the bet.

Believe it or not, the
cook's won the Schnapps.

If he's useless as a cook,

offer him to Adolf
as a clairvoyant

I offered, but he
didn't want me.

- Here I am, Sir.
- What?

Leutnant with megaphone
to relieve Smut.

who won the bet.
- From Commander to Commander!

Are you heading home?

Of course, you blockhead!

All right! Were you at sea
when war broke out?

- We sank two freighters, and you?
- I have sunk three!

Did you have a
good breakfast?

The last thing an officer
thinks of is himself.

- We'll see you back in port!
- All right! Bon voyage!

May I use the megaphone?
The Commander is my cousin.

Leutnant to Commander!
Did you sink the Athenia?

No, only an idiot
like you could do that.

Every time I hear 'Athenia'
I get a lump in my throat.

One day someone will
drown that big mouth

Yes, Commander!

Signal from U-47, Kapitan
Prien heading for Kiel

request instructions
regarding reporting here.

Immediately they arrive in port.

Kapitan Schopf is already here.

I just don't know
where to start.

Did you hear Goebbels?

They say we sunk the
Athenia. It's unprecedented.

- What have you done?
- I sank the Athenia, Sir.

Bluhm, wait outside!

- Repeat what you said.
- I sank the Athenia.

What happened?

I mistook the Athenia
for a British cruiser.

It was night, and war
had just been declared.

The sea was rough
and visibility poor

And my radio signals?
And my constant queries?

Why didn't you report
this before now?

I only suspected, after
hearing about it on the radio

Considering the political situation
and the fear of a possible

British reaction, I couldn't
risk sending a signal

I was alone at the periscope
and took the decision myself.

Did you completely
lose your mind, Schopf?

Get the Chief of the General Staff
and the First Officer.

And keep a line
open to Berlin.

Make her ship-shape
and clean the dock.

Okay, but you deserve
a break too.

We'll be home tomorrow
night unless ordered otherwise.

Hello Smut, always
the first ashore.

- Yes, sir.
- Do you cook as fast?

- Of course, Commander.
- Don't get too drunk.

- Me drunk?
- Beautiful women and Schnapps

- defeat the bravest.
- Beautiful women and Schnapps

- defeat the bravest.
- Get going!

First Officer shooting off,
to see his girlfriend.

Okay. But get rid
of that beard.

- No way, it stays.
- As you wish.

Our U-Boats wage war
according to international rules.

This is a damn mess,
Commander Schopf.

You must change the
relevant entry

in your combat log.
Do it immediately.

Do you understood?

I said, do you understand?

With all due respect, I would be
falsifying an official document.

The speech is
beginning, Sir.

Get out.

Turn on the radio.

- The radio?
- Yes, the radio.

'First, a question for the First
Lord of the British Admiralty,'

'how do you know the torpedo
came from a German submarine?'

'Is this an attempt to deceive
people; that it wasn't you'

- 'who sank the Athenia?'
- Turn it off.

I don't want a word of this
getting to Berlin, clear?

Yes, Sir.

Shake on it, and
return to your duties.

German U-Boats only dare attack
passenger ships and freighters.

We must counter this
accusation by a swift

and decisive attack on the enemy.

But for such a seemingly
impossible endeavour

we must find the right man.

Dear Kordell, we already have him.

- Still not ready?
- Can't wait for another kiss?

No, I'll give you one.

What a bore! The plumber
has been at least fifty times

- Now it's started again.
- No problem.

I've been so afraid for you.

Nothing will happen to me.
I'm always lucky.

The little one!

Don't cry, Daddy's home now.

What are you thinking about?

What sort of man
could sink the Athenia

People just like you
would have been on board..

Forget the war today.
Have some coffee and relax.

Prien here. Hello Bluhm.
The Commodore? Okay.

The bay is surrounded
by shore batteries.

In each of the seven
channels there are

strong ocean currents from
North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

The engines of our U-Boats
can overcome the currents

but only in calm seas.

To this we must add
the security measures

in the channels:
patrols of the Straits with

sonar listening devices
here, here and here.

A sunken freighter is
particularly dangerous.

There are anti-submarine
nets across the channels.

Hulls of cargo ships, and mines.

Here is our full report

1: Special maps and details
of the south side of Scapa Flow.

2: U-Boat and aircraft
reconnaissance reports.

They conclude the defences

are the same as the last war.

Both U-Boats that tried
it then didn't return.

3: Our Agent's Report

All agree that yesterday,
1st October, right here

in the eastern most channel
the nets have rusted

and near the coast
is a 60 metre gap.

Our aerial reconnaissance
found no blocking ships

in the area.
Therefore, in this position

near the shore, there's
a hole in the British defences.

Reconnaissance says
that part of the English fleet,

aircraft carriers and cruisers
are anchored there now.

- I think that's all, Sir.
- Please leave us, Gentlemen

For years I've struggle in vain
to increase our U-Boat fleet.

Currently there's 50.
But we need 200 or more.

Even then we'd only
match our opponent.

But victory in Scapa Flow
might get us what we need.

It's clear such an
operation requires

a Commander who is both
level-headed and courageous

with intuition from long naval
experience. And that's you.

A Commander must first
consider his ship and his men.

I need a firm order.

I can't issue one.

Take the reports,
analyse them fully

and find a way in and
out of Scapa Flow.

Yes, Commodore.

- Not happy with your sailor?
- But people ...

No one will see us here.

Listen.

Prien sings that when
he's at the periscope.

When it gets ugly
he just whistles.

What's up? Nobody
want to play with you?

Not here, I�ve a little one
at home, he's only five.

Not what you expected?

- Know what a U-Boat's like?
- No.

You come up and sail on the
surface and then... Alarm!

Your great Prien's
a bit of a joke...

On Commander
Schopf's boat we...

Give it a rest!

Try frying eggs in
a force 12!

I already have!

You don't know what
storm force 12 is!

You'll have to try a lot
harder to beat me.

Shut your mouth...

- Schopf's Crew!
- Here!

- Prien's Crew!
- Here!

Charge!

Hello Comrades!

Anyone want to buy me
and my cousins a drink?

Wanna bet that I
can't fry eggs

- in a force 12?
- Never bet with a guy like me

I always win because
everyone bets against me.

This bottle!

It won it from
the Commander.

But I can't get drunk.

Commander's orders.
But why?

Why can't I drink
the whole bottle?

Because pretty girls and
Schnapps defeat the bravest.

But the bottle...

To hell with it,
I'm drinking it!

I think they're
from my crew.

Quick, over there. I don't
want to get involved.

Stop! First Officer.

Smut, U47, bet winner,
returning home with his shipmates.

Sure. And what was
The Commander's order?

Well... I was ordered..
I'm not drunk.

- Well?
- You'd know if I had

because I'd be sad.

Remember 'Pretty girls
and Schnapps...'

Yes, I know
'Defeat the bravest'

Exactly. Now get
to your bunk.

- I live here.
- Can I come to?

Sure, I'll arrange it
on the next mission.

What will they say?

They'll say "married?" and
ask how old you are...

Tomorrow I want
a picture of you.

- With a dress or skirt?
- In a skirt.

- My skirt's too tight.
- Undo it and use a safety pin.

Then they'll say: "Is she...?"
"Of course" I'll say.

- The lights are still on.
- We won't disturb anyone.

I told you everything,
because I know you'd never

breathe a word, and...
- And what?

I studied the reports
last night.

I think it's possible to get
in and torpedo the enemy.

But once in the bay

we may not be
able to escape.

Come on, don't get upset.

I'd order the ship
scuttled, and surrender.

Please G�nther,
don't lie to me.

When?

When the boat's overhauled.

I wish you'd never go.

- Make a guess.
- Guess what?

- Where we're headed.
- Patience.

Signal the chief:
'Crossing position Clara'

Signal the boss:
"Crossing Clara position."

- Encryption key 4.
- Encryption key 4.

Leutnant! White coffee.

Thanks, it's force 9 up there.

It tastes better
when it's force 12..

Alarm!

- All right?
- All right.

Open valves.

Flood tanks!

- Boat stabilized.
- Close vent valves.

- The fifth is closed.
- Valves closed.

Maintain periscope depth.

Periscope up. There she is!

- British freighter.
- Prepare to attack?

No attack. Periscope down.
Down 30 metres.

- Down 30 metres.
- I can't believe...

- Raufuss! - Commander.

- What? - I'll shut up now.

- Exactly.
- Sonar stopped. Noise approaching.

Please concentrate on your work.
Modify that signal:

'Crossing position Clara' to
'Have crossed position Clara'.

When we surface the
freighter will be gone.

He crossed Position
Clara at 16:40.

- The report, please.
- First item.

On 4th October, eight
days ago, our U-Boat

left for the Orkney
Islands sector.

Since then no more
contact with the British.

Item 2. Prien's radio
is fine but

From 6:40 today he's
maintaining radio silence.

to avoid detection
by the British.

So by dawn he should
have the Orkneys in sight?

Yes, sir. 3rd item.
Report from the Luftwaffe.

The plane flew at 17:10.
Scapa Flow currently holds...

- They're still there?
- At the moment there's

an aircraft carrier,
5 battleships and 10 cruisers.

If Prien attacks tomorrow
he'll get a big haul.

Look here, Emil.

- Can you see anything?
- Yes, I see something.

Land. Ridges.

Bridge to Commander.
3� to port, land in sight.

- What's our position?
- Orkneys in sight.

- When's sunrise?
- In 37 minutes.

Change course to 0�.
Full speed ahead.

Report in 15 minutes.

First Leutnant report
to me in 12 minutes.

- First Leutnant reporting.
- Come in, Birkeneck.

Read this.

For U47: an aircraft carrier
5 battleships and 10 cruisers.

all anchored in Scapa Flow.

We go in tonight, Birkeneck.

We'll cross over to
the Orkney Islands,

shortly before sunrise.

- 15 minutes are up
- Depth of water?

- 40 metres.
- Prepare to dive.

Take her to the bottom.
Then send all hands forward.

Yes, Sir.

- Ready to dive.
- Thanks. Dive stations.

Stop diesel engines.
Electric motors.

Flood tanks.

Electric motors full speed.

Depth?

10.

- 15.
- Down periscope.

- Depth 20.
- Stabilize the ship.

- 25.
- Close all vents.

- Ship stabilized. 30.
- Dive.

- 35.
- Stop both engines.

Flood all tanks.
Secure external doors.

All tanks flooded
We're on the bottom.

All sectors to report.

- Torpedoes in order.
- Electric motors in order.

- Diesel engines in order.
- Bow tubes in order.

Kitchen also in order.

Ship stable at 35 metres.

Good. All men forward.
Mind the controls.

Come on, you're half asleep.

Like a lot of timid virgins

- Everything OK?
- All fine so far.

I feel like I'm about
to give birth.

You've eaten too much.

Attention, Commander present!

Two officers, six NCOs
and twenty-seven seamen.

Listen well, men. Tonight
we enter Scapa Flow.

You all know
what this means.

We're going to catch them
off-guard in a surprise attack.

Scapa Flow Bay is the British
fleet's main harbour.

there are many large
capital ships at anchor.

We'll slip in quietly,
and see what we can do.

It won't be easy, but we can
do it, you're all well-trained.

So, keep it quiet.

Try and relax,
if anyone loses control

at his post, he'll regret it, OK?

Yes, Commander!

In daylight we'll stay
down to avoid detection.

Everyone try to
get some sleep.

Officers too.

Take the first watch, Birkeneck.

Total silence on the ship.

The Watch will wrap boots
in cloth to muffle noise.

Monitor the sonar constantly.
You know the drill.

Save electricity, conserve oxygen,
avoid unnecessary talk.

Use your masks, officers too.

At 17:00 hours, a hot meal,
then just chocolate. Smut!

- Sir?
- What do you suggest?

- Ribs with green beans.
- Agreed?

Yes!

After dinner, check the
torpedoes again.

And place explosive charges.

If it goes wrong, the ship will
not be captured. Is that clear?

Yes, sir.

Everything in order.

Is that her?

- How old are you?
- Nineteen.

I'll certainly come
to your wedding.

What a snore!
He looks calm enough.

I bet he's the only one
who ate the ribs and beans.

Make sure you place
the explosive charges.

Let's hope we
don't need them.

I hope so too.

Nothing.

Caught it.
That's a good omen.

What is?

A chop hitting the ground
always brings bad luck.

And today's Friday the 13th too.

These are great omens.

Yes, indeed.

- I thought it would be dark.
- Is that the new moon?

The Aurora Borealis, damn it.

Good visibility.

Stop motors.
Half-ahead engines.

Change course, 2�
to starboard, hold her steady.

- Let's go.
- Steady as she goes.

I could swear I saw
a shadow there.

I can't see anything.

He's right, there's
a shadow. Dive!

Ventilators, flood tanks.

Five open! Three open!

Below the surface.

Full ahead both.

Faster. Good!

Both engines half speed.

There are the shadows.
Blocking ships.

Two close together,
a third behind.

Engines at full speed.

Next section. Hard to port.
Everything hard to port.

Half speed ahead.

Well well!

To starboard.

Ten. Good.

Cut both engines.

OK, men, good!

Half speed ahead.

Slow both engines.

And now, boys, we sail
blind. Periscope down.

Stay on course, Richard.
Keep her steady, okay?

- Yes, sir.
- Total silence.

Stop engines.

They're both idle.

We're caught in the nets,
we're in the ...!

- Both engines slow ahead.

- We're still moving.
- Stay on course.

It wasn't a net. It was an
anchor chain. Periscope up.

I see something. I see a nice
calm and sparkling bay.

We're inside. Down Periscope.
Half-speed both engines.

- Half speed both engines.
- Ready to surface.

First Officer, Second Officer
Smut and I, to the bridge.

- All clear above.
- Stop!

We're already inside, but it
seems there's nothing here.

An aircraft carrier, 5 battleships
and 10 cruisers, wasn't it?

They must have gone.

Shit. Shall we go?

Let's take a look anyway.
Change course 55�.

Change course 55�.

What's going on up there?

- Not a bloody thing there.
- Set a new course.

Prepare for a surface attack.
Torpedoes 1 to 4.

Gunner to bridge.
How deep and how far?

2 metres, distance 700.

- A battleship! There.
- I see it.

It must be the Royal Oak.
And I think the Repulse is behind.

Install the binoculars.
We'll close and fire torpedoes.

Torpedoes 1 to 4 armed.

We'll attack a large ship.
Prepare torpedoes 1 to 4

Torpedoes 1 to 4.

Full ahead both.

- 2�.
- New course set.

- A degree more.
- New course set.

Prepare torpedoes 1 to 4.

Distance: 800 metres.

- 750.
- Torpedoes Away!

Hard to port.

How are they running?

They look straight
and true to me.

- Report running time.
- 15 seconds.

All four should be there.

Stop both engines.

- Just one.
- And no flames.

Nothing else. One hit the
anchor chain and the others...

- are long gone.
- Complete failure.

Report anything that moves.

- Sector 1 unchanged.
- Sector 2 unchanged.

- Sector 3 unchanged.
- I don't understand.

But he who sleeps, fails.

- How long to recharge?
- 20 minutes.

The tide turns in 10 minutes
and we'll be trapped

Reload, quick. Two torpedoes.
Distance: 300 metres.

Depth 4 metres. Direct shot.

Two torpedoes, 300 metres,
depth 4, direct shot.

Distance 300, depth 4.

2nd Leutnant Smut to
the bridge immediately.

- Yes, Sir. Smut to bridge.
- Roger.

How much longer?

I'll kill him if he
does that again!

Torpedo 1 is not available.

- Well prepare torpedoes 2 to 4.
- Prepare torpedoes 2 to 4.

All posts: we will attack.
Slow ahead.

Keep your eyes peeled.
Torpedoes ready?

2 to 4 ready.

A degree to starboard.

- New course set.
- Estimated distance?

380.

360.

- Torpedoes 2 to 4 ready?
- Torpedoes 2 to 4 ready.

- 340.
- Torpedoes away!

2,000 men.

That's the population
of England?

Raufuss go below.

Look out! Shrapnel!

Starboard two.
Lighthouses and ships.

Port one.
Searchlights and beams.

Starboard one.
Ships, beacons and flares.

Direction 200�
silhouette of a destroyer.

- Now it begins.
- Shall we dive?

No, the current's
too strong down there.

- Diesel engines?
- Diesel engines ready.

Stop electric motors,
diesel engines to maximum

Valves fully open!

Hold her steady,
monitor the current.

- The hard part begins.
- Stay calm, Richard.

- Distance from the coast?
- No change. We're not moving.

The current's too strong.

Destroyer coming. Bearing 200�.

He'll see us.
He can't miss us.

Over there, he won't see
us in the shadows.

But it's marked as
shallow on the chart.

Now I understand why we
prepared explosive charges!

Destroyer approaching,
coming straight for us.

- Distance from the coast?
- Distance unchanged.

Stop motors.
Diesel at full power.

Stop motors.
Diesel at full power.

Turn them on.

The boat's falling apart!

15 to starboard.

- Report.
- Gaining quickly.

The destroyer's turning.
She's moving away.

- They can't see us.
- Over there!

- Have we been seen?
- Wait.

Maintain position.

It's stopping!

10 to port.

They're going to raise the alarm.

- Maintain position.

- Report.
- Destroyer on different course.

- There's something there!
- It's nothing, waves, rocks.

- It's very shallow.
- Stay on course.

- Motors to five.
- Maintain course.

Maintain position.

Hard to port.

Maintain position.

10 to port.

- Motors running hot.
- Maintain course.

I'll sort it out!

- Report.
- The ship's handling well.

It's fixed.

We did it!

'I'm in the huge hall
of the Reichs Chancellery,

near where...'

Here comes the
reception, Friedrich.

It must be exciting.

'Huge crowds line the street'.

'First to appear is Kapitan
Prien, hero of Scapa Flow'.

He strides up the stairs,
to be greeted by the F�hrer.

He's there now. Listen!

You only see this gleaming fa�ade,
but I see another image.

Of the tortured and humiliated
who have to hide away

or be treated like cattle
for having other beliefs,

or belonging to another race.
- That can't be true.

You don't know everything, Alwine.
Maybe it's better that way.

Where do you think
I go every night?

- To help people?
- Help? Yes and no.

I can do little, but attempt
to comfort them.

- I'll turn it off.
- Kapitan Prien ...

I thought you'd like
to hear about Prien

because you were at
school together.

What's all this?

What a bore! I'll never
get through all these.

Are these letters all
for your famous husband?

It's awful. From congratulations
to begging letters.

Oberleutnant Birkeneck
and his wife.

We're not married yet,
but .. my compliments.

Let me give you these
This is Frauline Alwine Kille.

Glad to meet you,
do you know Herr Orsel?

- I don't think so.
- Not until now.

And I'm really
sorry for that.

Don't believe a word, Alwine.
Hello, Herwig.

- As punctual as the Navy.
- Only G�nther's missing now.

- Some flowers.
- Thanks. You know Herr Raufuss?

You're full of beans today.

I'm not happy about
your performance in Berlin

I don't want to
debate it with you.

I don't want to discuss it,

except to clarify my position.

You were ordered to speak
only to the press.

No one asked you to join
Goebbels' propaganda spectacle.

- Yes Commodore, but I ...
- I assume it was orchestrated

so you were forced to
speak without warning.

But you should have said
nothing except you were lucky

and glad to be alive. Full stop.
Because you're a soldier,

nothing more, nothing less.
Is that clear?

Yes, Commodore.

Now let me tell you something, Prien.
Suddenly, you're a celebrity.

Kapitan Prien fills newspapers
around the world.

Everyone will want to lure
you to their cause.

If you're not careful you'll
be engulfed in a whirlpool

harder to escape than Scapa Flow.

- You understand?
- Yes, Commodore.

And by the way...

Well done.

Thank you very much, ma'am.

Sorry. I want to talk
with you in private.

- Did my wife call?
- She's been calling.

Everyone is waiting.
Allow me a personal request.

When the new U-Boats are
ready, and Raufuss

is promoted. I'd like to
be your Second Officer.

- That's up to the Admiralty.
- Yes, but if I could...

I didn't want to bother
you at home, later.

- At my house?
- Your wife invited me.

Very nice of her.
But she's getting impatient.

I just need a few
minutes to get changed.

You've an incredibly loose
tongue. Can you call my wife?

- Of course, Sir.
- I'll be home in 10 min.

Ten minutes?

I'll get him.

The car's over there, Kapitan.

OK, let's go.

So, who are you? Hey, you're
'Goodie Kille' from school?

- Why are you here?
- I have to talk to you.

But why like this?

How else could I get a
moment alone with you?

- Where are we going?
- Wherever you want.

- Go on then.
- I'm a Pastor.

Like you always wanted,
so what now?

- I ask you to help me.
- What's the problem?

Remember our favourite maths
teacher, Herr Mandelbaum?

We called him 'Tree',
he helped you with your exam?

I'm trying to help poor
unfortunates like him,

they're in concentration camps,
because of their race,

but there's only so
much I can do.

it's like a drop of
water in an ocean.

Kille, you're a Pastor and
I'm a soldier. That's it.

I want nothing to do
with all that. Stop here.

Stop!

Don't think I'll give
up so easily.

I told you before,
I'm just a soldier.

- It's a question of humanity.
- I said no!

God has chosen you.

Whether it's God or fate,
I've had good luck lately.

- Well, do something now!
- I told you...!

Stop!

For two weeks I've hidden 11
people. I swear they're innocent.

They must leave but I can't
get them across the border.

You could help. You have
access to powerful people.

- It would be treason.
- You could help, please!

In future, I'll be
glad to talk to you

...about school.
But don't start this again.

I assure you of my
discretion, but I say 'no'.

I must go. Good night.

Would a short speech
be appropriate?

If you're tired of life.
What happened to your lip?

- An accident?
- Me?

That's some mark.

You're a treasure.
That worked very well.

Here it is Herr Schopf

It seems he's been
awarded the Knight's Cross.

You seem different
somehow, Herr Schopf.

No, you're mistaken.

A single torpedo, a cloudy night

The next morning we found
an exhausted seagull

on our deck. One of my
men died saving it.

Madam, the Kapitan is here.

At last!

In the bedroom.

G�nther, at last!

My God, it's been forever.
First Berlin, then the Commodore.

I thought you'd forgotten me.

How could I?

- Is something wrong?
- It's nothing.

Come on, everyone's waiting.

They'll go soon and you
can tell me everything.

Hurry.

This is my bedroom.

- Did you talk to him?
- Who are you?

I'm Alwine Kille,
I am the sister of...

Pastor Kille?

Yes, you were schoolmates.
Did he talk to you?

- Yes, but I said 'no'.
- You said 'no'?

Quiet, my daughter is asleep.

- Can't you help?
- Please be quiet.

You're a famous person

Maybe, but I don't want to be.
Now I must see to my guests.

And I heard what a good
man you're supposed to be!

My brother thought that as
you'd destroyed 2,000 lives

you might be willing
to save a few.

But you're no more than a ...

Lights out!

Very moving, eh, Sir?

The killers honour
their hero.

Slow ahead both engines.

Look for survivors.

We've had a signal,
aircraft heading this way.

Look as long as possible.

There's something!

Three men on deck, quickly!

There's another!

Get them aboard fast!

- Planes, Commander!
- Where?

I hear them.

Report what you see,
not what you hear.

- What?
- There's German refugees aboard.

- Where am I?
- You're safe now.

- Where am I?
- On a German U-Boat.

But that was a British ship.
Why do you speak such good German?

A German U-Boat!

He's gone crazy!

- Planes, there they are!
- Alarm! Get below!

Let me go, I'm not going back
to a camp! Murderers!

Down 80 meters.
Bow down, stern down.

5. 10. 15.

Half speed, both engines.

20.

25.

Close valves. 30 meters.

35.

40.

Is what that man said true?

There! There Commander!

Come on lad, get a grip.

Is this what we've done?
We're responsible for this?

Go below, have a Schnapps
and take it easy.

Send a replacement up.

Calm down J�rg, I'll
cook you something nice.

- Is it true? Is it true?!
- Stop yelling.

Seaman Christiansen
asks permission to ask

if it is true about
concentration camps.

No, no, thanks.
We'll serve ourselves.

A good idea, Kapitan.

It's strange being on land again.

How did you find this place?

My aunt married a Prince.

A Russian. And they opened
this place, here in Paris.

- What's it called?
- 'Dernier Rivage'.

'The Last Bank'.
Well, Birkeneck ...

Thomas, dear, what a joy!
How are you?

Who's your friend?

May I present Kapitan Prien.
You may give him a kiss.

Of course I will. I'm glad you're here.

Yes, us too, aunt.

At your age should
you still call me aunt?

I don't understand those
who try to stop

doing what has
always made you happy.

You look great. This century's
women are prettier.

And the last one too.

Too bad it won't be the
next as well, let's dance.

I really can't. The guy I'm
with has had too much.

He's not well, poor man.

He'll get a a kiss
to make it better too.

She's an extraordinary woman.

- Your girlfriend's brother...
- The Pastor?

Yes, you know him?

A little, he'll be
my brother-in-law.

But do you like him?

I'm a soldier.

I told him that too.

But I realize that being
a soldier isn't enough.

- Commander!
- Come in, Birkeneck.

- The ship is at 160 metres.
- Thanks. Where's my cap?

It's been taken as a souvenir.

Play a decent record!

Well, Birkeneck, we won't
sail together much now.

No, no, we still have a way to go.

You'll make a
very good Commander.

That's due to my teacher
For example Raufuss develops

very well, but Bluhm
is a poor substitute.

For my little boy.
What a monkey, eh?

- Attention!
- As you were.

A momento, Commander.

Thanks guys, but I'll
take my cap with me.

Very nice, but, it's losing it's needles.

We'll stay down an hour.
And if anything turns up

up there, we'll let it go
because it's Christmas.

But our target for this
mission is 8,000 tonnes.

- Just let it go, okay?
- Yes, Sir.

Make way!

Well, Smut, what have
you prepared today?

Berlin Doughnuts.

Save me a couple for later.

And have a good drink,
to the health of our fleet.

Come on, two each. J�rg first!

- J�rg! Where are you?
- Here!

Come on, grab a plate.
You can have four because

you're still shaky from
the birth of your child.

We haven't drunk
J�rg's health. Cheers!

Comrades, a toast
to my wife Cristina.

Shut up, you lot!
Listen to that lovely music.

Here you are men,
the best buns in the world.

Destroyer detected.
Steady signal, getting closer.

Total silence on board.

War destroys all cultural expression.

Amongst other things.

Pass information down the line.

- Keep listening.
- Go on!

They never find us
with sonar so far down.

- Birkeneck? - Commander?
- What were my orders?

Total silence, including
the dropping of lids.

- Yes, but I wanted ...
- Birkeneck!

In a new situation,
the Commander speaks first.

Propeller noise detected.
The signal indicates it's closing.

To battle stations. Get the boat
off the bottom. Conserve energy.

- Battle stations.
- Jettison two tonnes.

The boat's off the bottom.

Slow ahead both. Let's go.

- 260�.
- 155.

150.
145.

- 140.
- Report.

Propeller noise, closing fast.

Our first Christmas present.

They can't locate us at this depth.

- Up to 120 metres.
- Up to 120 metres.

- Propeller noise stopped.
- Slow ahead.

Propeller noise, closing fast.

New noises to port and starboard.

We're fenced in.

Full ahead both engines.

Lights!

Come on, lad, hold on.
Get a grip!

Take him to my cabin.

- Depth?
- 120 metres.

- Close air valves!
- All closed.

Forward two miles.
Depth: 300 meters.

Noise from propellers closing,
a destroyer's trying to find us.

Slow.

- Absolute silence on board.
- The engines are still running.

- Stop engines.
- Engines stop!

Bluhm, go and investigate,
One man to the stern!

Raising the vessel 50.

Emergency lighting.

- Everyone's unconscious.
- The acid's leaking.

Masks on everyone.
Go and see, we'll surface.

- And air. Run, hurry.
- We'll close the exhaust.

But there are destroyers
above, they'll shoot!

Hold your nerve, man,
get to your post.

Stay alert, breathe deeply.

My glasses!

Why don't you piss off,
damn your stoicism!

I'll report this to the Admiralty.

Get out of here now,
go to the bridge. Report.

The destroyers have stopped
800 metres away.

Now, Richard, give
us your master stroke.

Unconscious,
I've made a tourniquet.

Up 30 metres. 25 metres.
15. 20. 10. We've surfaced!

We're right amongst them!
Watch out, here she comes!

A man to the bridge!
Man overboard! Move it!

- There, there!
- Where? I see!

Damn! What about the engines?
Slow down!

I've got you! Hold on!

Get going!

Slow down!

Get him out, fast.

Get the men out!

Up you come!

Clear the bridge!

Get below, quick!

Since then the effectiveness of
depth charges has improved.

The enemy's Sonar equipment
is better and effective

at great depths.
Of the Luftwaffe there's no sign.

We are vastly outnumbered
by a better equipped enemy.

During the voyage from Norway,
I spoke with Kapitan Norbert Zieler.

He feels the same. The efforts
of my men are superhuman.

It's the same for
all the U-Boats

Yes, but if I may,
Commodore...

Take a week's leave.

It's not just about us, Sir.

If the Fuhrer sends a mere
handful against millions

of enemies, don't be
surprised if we lose the war.

Is that right?

Yes, Admiral.

Our overlords in Berlin were
impressed by Scapa Flow,

but too late. Since then
26 submarines failed to return

and only 26 were built.
We still have just 58 U-Boats.

But with just a handful of
ships, your small group

has tied up much
larger enemy forces.

Now at last our shipyards
are equipped properly.

The delivery of new U-Boats will
increase and you won't be so few.

Be patient, Prien.

No, no! All you have
to do is say no.

But it's not, Inge. On the contrary,
I've explained how much...

All you do is talk,
talk and talk. Here's the letter

in which you're offered
the training position,

but all you do is talk.

We always go over the
same old thing, darling.

Ingeborg, come on. Please.

I need to talk it
through sometimes.

Please.

Keep quiet. Where's my cap?

- G�nther!
- The Sonar!

You're safe at home.
You're with me, me!

Of course, I'm sorry.

No, listen carefully. You must accept
the Instructor position.

You've done your duty
to the limits of your strength.

It's this sudden quiet.
I'm totally exhausted.

Those of us left at home
experience similar feelings.

But a Naval Commander
should resist it more.

G�nther, just think
your family, your friends.

Yes

Let's have a baby.

Please, we don't want
a bomb falling on us now.

We must celebrate.

Yes, at 9am tomorrow, I'll
go to HQ and tell them

I accept the position
as Instructor

Your wife... you are
married, aren't you?

Yes, but I didn't tell her.
I only decided on the way here.

She'll be very happy that
the horror is over for you.

And the others too.
The wives of your men,

your crew... or
whatever you call them?

Or must they carry on?

So, you won't take the
Instructor's post?

No, Admiral. With respect
I want to go back to sea.

- And your reason?
- I can't abandon my men.

I'll consider your request.

Schopf also declined,
did you know?

No, Admiral.

We've had no contact from
his U-Boat for four days.

- For four days?
- Yes, four days!

Who would you recommend
for the Instructor's position?

My choice is Kapitan L�tteck.

You're so damn stubborn.

Your U-Boat is in dock.

Thank you, Admiral.

I'll tell the Admiral.

- G�nther! - Thomas!

What are you doing here?

Congratulations you on your own
command. When do you sail?

The day after tomorrow.
Thank God.

Is something wrong?

They caught Alwine's brother,
the Pastor. Here in Paris.

He helped people escape.
He's being executed tomorrow.

- Don't you recognize him?
- Recognize who?

It's Prien,
'The Bull of Scapa Flow'.

He's highly decorated.

Why else would the
chief let him in so late?

I don't normally admit
anyone so late, but your name

opens many doors.
What I can do for you?

Perhaps I didn't make
myself clear on the phone?

Actually, I do remember.
But I'm curious.

And a little surprised.
Why are you interested in Pastor...?

...Kille. What's his situation?

He's sentenced to death.

- When?
- As soon as I sign.

Could you stop it?

My powers are quite wide.

I must leave tomorrow.

Could you postpone
things until I return?

I could do, but...

...why your interest?

He's my friend.

An old friend or a recent one?

Recent.

- You'd like to talk to him?
- Yes

Take Kapitan Prien to see Pastor Kille.

- Yes, Sir.
- This way please.

264. Kohl speaking. See that
Prien sees Father Kille.

Leave him alone
with the Pastor, OK?

Open a file on Prien
and record everything.

Don't worry, Friedrich,
I'll get you out of here.

- You've changed your mind?
- Yes, trust me.

Scapa Flow hasn't been forgotten.

I can still use it to advantage.
And I want to help.

Why?

I didn't want to believe you,
but now I know the truth.

I've done my duty as a
soldier and will do so,

but not so that we become
screaming murderers.

Tomorrow I must leave, but
when I get back, believe me,

I'll use my influence as
much as I can.

Now I must go. Trust me.

Good luck. I mean that sincerely.

Signal from Kapitan Prien, Admiral.

Read it.

His report reads:
"Three freighters sunk,

Gross weight 6,000 tonnes
Expended all torpedoes.

Joined escort vessel Potkarl
for surface combat".

Since then they've
maintained radio silence.

Easy. If I hadn't
destroyed your ship,

you'd have destroyed mine.
I lost twelve men.

- Where's my crew? Are they dead?
- The water was too cold.

We could only save
you and him there.

Get off me.

- Smut.
- Just you and me, Kapitan.

We're the only ones left.

- There's something there!
- What?

A periscope.

What if it's ours?
We're finished! Alarm!

Silence! We're at war,
in case you'd forgotten.

Stop engines.

Wow, she went down fast.

- There's something floating.
- Go and see what it is.

Aircraft bearing 50�

Alarm!

Commander!

Commander!

Our U-Boats attacked
a naval convoy

sinking a total of
64,000 gross tonnes.

U-Boat Kapitan von Birkeneck,

Kapitan Prien and OberLeutnant
Raufuss did not return

from the mission.
They are presumed dead.

On behalf of
the Wehrmacht...