U-571 is a film that is based on the German submarine, it is directed by Jonathan Mostow who was also the writer of the film. He co-wrote it with Sam Montgomery and David Ayer.
It is about the German submarine that boarded the Americans so that they could take the submarine Enigma Cipher Machine. The film was released on 21 April 2000 and was heavily criticized by the public for its inaccurate facts.
It was also called the affront for the British soldiers by Prime Minister, Tony Blaire. People are very curious to know if U-571 is based on a true story or not.
Is U-571 Based On a True Story?
U-571 is partially a true story as the rest of the film is fiction, the director of the film, Jonathan Mostow took inspiration from a real event or historical event. He took help from David Blame who was the witness to the historical event.
He also took advice from the historian who was an expert in the Battle of the Atlantic, Dr David Kahn. According to Jonathan, he was making a film, not a historical documentary.
People felt disappointed as Jonathan changed the real events and dishonored the members of the HMS Bulldog who were the ones who took the coding machine.
But for Jonathan, this story was always a made-up story, and it is always good to know about the real events through the fictional story if there had been any evidence supporting this story he would have made a two-hour-long documentary film gladly.
The film was criticized not only by the common people or the film-watching audience but also by the big people like the Prime Minister and a group of members from the Parliament.
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U-571 Plot
The plot of the film, U-571 is based on the World War II German submarine. This is about the Battle of the Atlantic in 1942 when an Allied ship sank the merchant ship, that Allied ship was German U-boat U-571.
U-571 engines were heavily damaged by the warship, British Destroyer, the captain of the ship, Günther Wassne sends a distress call for help.
This distress call was intercepted by the Americans and the Americans transformed their S-33 into a copy of the U-571 so that they could steal the Engima Coding Machine and destroy the German ship, U-571.
S-33 was under the control of Lieutenant Tyler and commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Dahlgren. Dahlgren died during the mission and it was now Tyler’s responsibility to destroy U-571.
But they were spotted by the German plane and a German destroyer reached where they were in order to fool the German destroyer he submerged U-571 and threw debris and dead crew members outside the submarine.
Sadly U-571 continued to drop and it started getting damaged from the high water pressure. In the end, they were able to escape the U-571 as it got destroyed by an enigma and was saved by the lifeboat which was sent by the US Navy.
Cast Of U-571
Matthew McConaughey plays the role of Lieutenant Andrew Tyler
Bill Paxton plays the role of Lieutenant Commander Mike Dahlgren
Harvey Keitel plays the role of Chief Gunner’s Mate Henry Klough
Jon Bon Jovi plays the role of Lieutenant Pete Emmett
David Keith plays the role of Major Matthew Coonan
Jake Weber plays the role of Lieutenant Michael Hirsch
Jack Noseworthy plays the role of Seaman Bill Wentz
Tom Guiry plays the role of Seaman Ted “Trigger” Fitzgerald
Will Estes plays the role of Torpedoman Ronald “Rabbit” Parker
T. C. Carson plays the role of Seaman Eddie Carson
Erik Palladino plays the role of Seaman Anthony Mazzola
Dave Power plays the role of Motor Machinist Charles “Tank” Clemens
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Is U-571 based on a true story?
U-571 is partially a true story as the rest of the film is fiction, the director of the film, Jonathan Mostow took inspiration from a real event or historical event. He took help from David Blame who was the witness to the historical event.
2. Who is the director of U-571?
U-571 is a film that is based on the German submarine, it is directed by Jonathan Mostow who was also the writer of the film. He co-wrote it with Sam Montgomery and David Ayer.
3. What is the story of U-571?
The plot of the film, U-571 is based on the World War II German submarine. This is about the Battle of the Atlantic in 1942 when an Allied ship sank the merchant ship, that Allied ship was German U-boat U-571. U-571 engines were heavily damaged by the warship, British Destroyer, the captain of the ship, Günther Wassne sends a distress call for help.
This distress call was intercepted by the Americans and the Americans transformed their S-33 into a copy of the U-571 so that they could steal the Engima Coding Machine and destroy the German ship, U-571.
4. What did the Prime Minister say about U-571?
It was also called the affront for the British soldiers by Prime Minister, Tony Blaire.
5. When U-571 was released?
21 April 2000
