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73% Critic Match
U-Boat Prisoner
“HITS HIGH-WATER MARK of ACTION!”
7.3 / 10• 1944• 1h 6m•NR• English
WarAction
Storyline
Merchant seaman Archie Gibbs manages to survive when his ship is torpedoed by a German submarine. Disguising himself in the uniform of a dead Nazi spy, Gibbs is picked up by the Nazi U-boat. He manages to convince the German sailors that he's the spy, and in this guise he tries to rescue a group of captured Allied scientists.
Cast & Crew
Bruce Bennett
Archie Gibbs
Lead
Erik Rolf
Kapitaen Ganz, The U-Boat Captain
John Abbott
Alfonse Lamont
John Wengraf
Gunther Rudehoff, Gestapo Agent
Robert B. Williams
Destroyer Commander Tom Bristol
Trevor Bardette
Convoy Ship Commander (uncredited)
Anthony Caruso
Benny, Seaman's Union Hall Man (uncredited)
Eric Feldary
Hans Braustig, Injured Sailor (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lew Landers's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. U-Boat Prisoner is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
