Cast & Crew

Directed by

Wolfgang Petersen

Writing Credits

Wolfgang Petersen
(written by) &
Lothar G. Buchheim
(based on the novel by)

Cast

Jürgen Prochnow
Capt.-Lt. Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock - Der Alte
Herbert Grönemeyer
Lt. Werner - Correspondent
Klaus Wennemann
Chief Engineer Fritz Grade - Der Leitende-Der LI
Hubertus Bengsch
1st Lieutenant - Number One-1WO
Martin Semmelrogge
2nd Lieutenant - 2WO
Bernd Tauber
Kriechbaum - Chief Quartermaster-Navigator
Erwin Leder
Johann
Martin May
Ullman
Heinz Hoenig
Hinrich
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Chief Bosun
Claude-Oliver Rudolph
Ario
Jan Fedder
Pilgrim
Ralf Richter
Frenssen
Joachim Bernhard
Preacher
Oliver Stritzel
Schwalle
Konrad Becker
Bockstiegel
Lutz Schnell
Dufte
Martin Hemme
Brückenwilli
Rita Cadillac
Monique
Otto Sander
Phillip Thomsen
Günter Lamprecht
Captain of the 'Weser'
Günther Franke
(as Günter Franke)
Jean-Claude Hoffmann
Benjamin
Arno Kral
Hagen
Helmut Neumeier
Schmutt
Wilhelm Pietsch
Franz
Dirk Salomon
Markus
Gerhard Acktun
Dritter Offizier der 'Weser'
Sky du Mont
Officer Aboard the 'Weser'
Ulrich Günther
Erster WO Merkel
Maryline Moulard
Françoise
Edwige Pierre
Nadine
Günter Spörrle
Seewald

Produced by

Michael Bittins
co-producer
Mark Damon
executive producer (director's cut)
Ortwin Freyermuth
producer (director's cut)
John W. Hyde
executive producer (director's cut)
Edward R. Pressman
executive producer (director's cut)
Günter Rohrbach
producer (produced by)

Music by

Klaus Doldinger
score composer

Cinematography by

Jost Vacano
director of photography

Editing by

Hannes Nikel
film editor

Casting By

Willy Schlenter

Production Design by

Rolf Zehetbauer

Art Direction by

Götz Weidner
(director of art)

Costume Design by

Monika Bauert
(designer of costumes)

Makeup Department

Alfred Rasche
makeup artist
Ago von Sperl
makeup artist
Rüdiger von Sperl
makeup artist

Production Management

Jürgen Bieske
unit manager
Michael Bittins
production manager
William H. Brown
post-production supervisor (as Bill Brown) (director's cut)
Philippe Dussart
production manager: France
Kurt von Vietinghoff
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Georg Borgel
first assistant director
Hannes Nikel
second unit director
Marie-Antoinette Petersen
second assistant director

Art Department

Rudolf Braun
assistant production designer
Knuth Christiansen
assistant production designer
Peter Dürst
property master
Erhard Hose
assistant production designer
Pius Hüngerl
assistant production designer
Monika Moritz
property master
Kurt Musegg
assistant production designer
Bernhard Neureiter
assistant production designer
Walter E. Richarz
assistant art director
Heinz Schäfer
assistant production designer
Joseph Teppert
assistant production designer
Friedrich Thaler
scenic artist
Philipp von Seil
assistant art director
Rüdiger Wagner
property master
Götz Weidner
set decoration crew
Rolf Zehetbauer
set decoration crew

Sound Department

Karen Baker Landers
supervising sound editor (as Karen M. Baker) (director's cut)
Peter Bond
sound effects editor
Milan Bor
sound mixer
Rick Bozeat
sound effects editor: director's cut
Werner Böhm
sound recordist
Eva Claudius
dubbing editor
Clayton Collins
dialogue editor (as Clay Collins) (director's cut)
Todd Egan
first assistant sound editor (director's cut)
Louis Elman
sound department: English version
Illo Endrulat
dubbing editor
Eric Flickinger
sound re-recording assistant (director's cut)
Darrall Garcia
assistant sound editor (director's cut)
Scott Martin Gershin
sound designer (director's cut) / sound effects designer (director's cut)
Judah Getz
adr mixer (special edition version)
Sarah Goldsmith
dialogue editor (as Sara Rothenberg) (director's cut)
Jessica Goodwin
assistant sound editor: director's cut
Philip A. Hess
sound effects editor (as Phil Hess) (director's cut)
Joseph Holsen
sound editor
Peter Horrocks
sound effects editor
J. Stanley Johnston
supervising sound editor (director's cut)
William B. Johnston
technical sound supervisor (director's cut)
Michael Keller
re-recording mixer (director's cut) / supervising sound editor (director's cut)
Randy Kelley
sound effects editor: director's cut
Hans-Walter Kramski
foley artist
Mel Kutbay
foley artist
Mark R. La Pointe
sound effects editor (as Mark LaPointe) (director's cut)
Mike Le Mare
sound editor (as Mike Le-Mare)
Gerry Lentz
re-recording mixer (director's cut)
Stanislav Litera
sound recordist (as Stani Litera)
Kimaree Long
assistant sound editor (director's cut)
Joe Milner
dialogue editor (German version) (director's cut)
Hannes Nikel
re-recording supervisor: director's cut
Brian Pierson
assistant sound editor (director's cut)
Trevor Pyke
sound mixer
Scott Sanders
sound effects editor: director's cut
Andreas Schneider
sound technician
Heinz Schürer
sound recordist
David Stanke
assistant sound editor (director's cut)
Wylie Stateman
restoration sound supervisor: director's cut
Edward M. Steidele
foley artist (directors cut)
Karola Storr
sound effects editor
Peter Michael Sullivan
sound effects designer: directors cut
Karsten Ullrich
sound recordist
Albrecht von Bethmann
sound recordist
Kim Waugh
restoration sound supervisor: director's cut
Scott Wolf
sound effects editor: director's cut
Peter Zinda
sound effects editor: director's cut
Kyle Rochlin
sound recordist (director's cut) (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Karl Baumgartner
special effects supervisor
Karl-Heinz Bochnig
special effects
Max Gretmann
special effects
Franz Kirschke
special effects
Nick Middleton
special effects
Willi Neuner
special effects
Theo Nischwitz
special effects
Michael Strohhofer
special effects

Visual Effects by

Thomas Gitt
front projection
Jan Jacobsen
front projection
Jörg Michael Kunsdorff
optical effects (as Jörg M. Kunsdorff)
Gerhard Neumeier
miniatures and technical effects
Theo Nischwitz
front projection
Hans Nothof
miniatures and technical effects
Oliver Nothof
miniatures and technical effects
Rudolf Roemmelt
optical effects
Alfred Schallmeier
miniatures and technical effects
Erwin Schnetzer
miniatures and technical effects
Sebastian Schwerte
optical effects
Ernst Wild
miniature effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Ray Andrew
assistant camera operator
Stan Andrew
assistant camera operator
Horst Becker
assistant camera operator
Jürgen Bretzinger
assistant camera operator
Rudi Denk
electrician
Iko Dimitri
electrician
Hermann Fahr
assistant camera operator
Gerhard Fromm
additional camera operator
Frank Heinig
assistant camera operator
Leander R. Loosen
additional camera operator (as Leander Loosen)
Peter Maiwald
additional camera operator / assistant camera operator
Mike Rutter
assistant camera operator
Ludwig Sauermann
key grip
Franz Schlammer
electrician
Ernst Schmid
additional camera operator
Ernst Stritzinger
additional camera operator
Wolfgang Treu
additional camera operator
Karl-Heinz Vogelmann
still photographer (as Karlheinz Vogelmann)
Robert Wiesmann
assistant camera operator
Egil S. Woxholt
additional camera operator
Willi Zopf
electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Hans Diessbacher
wardrobe
Karin Geuer
wardrobe
Siegi Haubold
wardrobe
Karl-Heinz Stempel
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Carola Brandes
assistant editor
Todd Busch
assistant editor: director's cut
Gunthard Böhm
color timer (original version)
Eva Claudius
assistant editor
Linda DeMarco
color timer (director's cut restored version)
Jennifer Neysa Jew
assistant editor: director's cut
Renate Liapaki
assistant editor
Marc Liesendahl
assistant editor
Lisa Lössl
assistant editor (as Lisa Loeßl)
Babette Nischwitz
assistant editor
Susanne Nischwitz-Blössl
assistant editor (as Susanne Nischwitz)
Claudia Schumann
assistant editor
Angelika Siegmeier
assistant editor
Lilli von Otting
assistant editor
Doris Wutz
assistant editor
Thomas Nikel
additional editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Bill Abbott
music editor: director's cut
Tommy Klemt
music engineer / music re-mastering engineer: director's cut / music recording: director's cut
Denise Okimoto
music editor / music editor: director's cut
Alan Willis
music editor
Klaus Doldinger
conductor (uncredited) / music arranger (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited) / musician: synthesizers (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Tommy Klemt
music mixer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Isabel Goslar
continuity manager
Isabel Prochnow
script supervisor
Dean Riesner
script revisions (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Heinrich Bader
mechanical engineer
Jan-Michael Brandt
production assistant
Daniel Braunschweig
crew member: French production
Karl Böhm
naval advisor
Arlette Danis
crew member: French production
Eric Dussart
crew member: French production
Philippe Dussart
crew member: French production
Nicole Front
crew member: French production
François Hamel
crew member: French production
Lutz Hengst
production executive
Thomas Henkel
representative: Bavaria Film (director's cut)
Christl Kirchner
production accountant (as Christel Kirchner)
Achim Krug
naval advisor
Ludwig Kurz
hydrotechnologist
Jean Lara
crew member: French production
Suzanne Schnulle Murphy
production accountant: director's cut
Gérard Nicolas
crew member: French production
Caroline Perchaud
production secretary
Joël Picaud
crew member: French production
Pierre Sicre
crew member: French production
Brad Stephens
assistant to producer (director's cut)
Manichanh Tangpraserth
assistant: Mr. Freyermuth (director's cut)
Lucas Van Alen
post-production coordinator: director's cut
Ingrid von Anka
production secretary
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