U-571
Reviewed in Issue 43 (Nov 2000) of Widescreen Review
| Studio | Universal Studios Home Video |
| Catalog Number | 20785 |
| MPAA Rating | PG13 |
| Rating Reason | Rated PG-13 for war violence. |
| Retail Price | $26.98 |
| DVD Type | Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9) |
| Running Time | 116 |
| Release Date | 10/24/00 |
| Theatrical Year | 2000 |
| Genre | Action Adventure |
| Director | Jonathan Mostow |
| Screenplay | Subscribers only |
| Story | Subscribers only |
| Music | Subscribers only |
| Cinematography | Subscribers only |
| Stars | Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi, Jake Weber, Dave Power, Derk Cheetwood, Matthew Settle |
| Aspect Ratio | Subscribers only |
| Measured Ratio | Subscribers only |
| DVD Soundtrack | Dolby Digital 5.1 DTS 5.1 |
| Subtitles | Subscribers only |
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Subscribe FreeBased loosely on actual events, U-571 tells the story of a German submarine sinking during World War II. The ship is carrying an Enigma Machine, a device for sending and decoding secret messages. The allied forces are anxious to get their hands on one to enable them to intercept enemy transmissions. They call on a crack tream of Navy men who are just about to enjoy 48 hours of shore leave, instead the must reboard their submarine, disguise themselves as Nazis, and infiltrate the U-boat with the hope that these men can steal the device and finish sinking the sub before the Germans catch on to their plan and recover the device themselves. (Laurie Sevano)
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