U-571
“Heroes are ordinary men who do extraordinary things in extraordinary times.”
In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies realise this is their chance to seize the 'enigma coding machine'.
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Cast
29 people
Matthew McConaughey
Lt. Andrew Tyler
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Bill Paxton
Lt. Cmdr. Mike Dahlgren
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Edge of Tomorrow
Apollo 13
Harvey Keitel
CPO Henry Klough
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Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Jon Bon Jovi
Lt. Pete Emmett
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Vampires: Los Muertos
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David Keith
Maj. Matthew Coonen
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Firestarter
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Thomas Kretschmann
Capt. Lt. Gunther Wassner
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The Pianist
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Jake Weber
Lt. Hirsch
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Dawn of the Dead
Meet Joe Black
Jack Noseworthy
Bill Wentz
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Event Horizon
Surrogates
Tom Guiry
Ted Trigger Fitzgerald
Known for
The Sandlot
Mystic River
Will Estes
Ronald Rabbit Parker
Known for
Blue Bloods
Mimic 2
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson
Steward Eddie Carson
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Erik Palladino
Seaman Anthony Mazzola
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ER
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Jonathan Mostow Director · David Ayer Screenplay Sam Montgomery Screenplay
Worldwide gross $128M · Budget $62M · United States release April 21, 2000
Box office
Budget
$62,000,000
Worldwide gross
$127,700,000
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
StudioCanal
Production
DDL Cinematografica
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
Canal Plus Image International
Production
Dino De Laurentiis Company
Production
United States · France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Russian
Release dates
United States · April 17, 2000
Premiere
United States · April 21, 2000
Theatrical
United States · October 24, 2000
Physical · VHS / DVD
United States
August 26, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 11, 2025 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Australia
April 20, 2000 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 21, 2000 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 19, 2000 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 22, 2000 · Theatrical
Finland
November 3, 2000 · Theatrical
France
September 6, 2000 · Theatrical
August 7, 2001 · Physical · DVD
June 17, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
September 27, 2023 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Germany
September 14, 2000 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 21, 2000 · Theatrical
June 2, 2004 · Physical · DVD
January 21, 2010 · Physical · DVD
April 4, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
August 25, 2000 · Digital
Italy
October 6, 2000 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 28, 2000 · Theatrical
September 27, 2003 · TV · Yorin
April 24, 2008 · Physical · DVD
September 29, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
October 19, 2000 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 10, 2000 · Theatrical
March 14, 2001 · Physical · VHS / DVD
March 2, 2002 · TV · Canal+
September 4, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Switzerland
September 14, 2000 · Digital
Thailand
June 30, 2000 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 2, 2000 · Theatrical
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