Synopses & Reviews
Hell is Under WaterTheir mission was a audacious and daring as it was dangerous. A crew of American sailors in a disguised submarine would rendezvous with U-571--a crippled German U-boat in enemy waters--storm aboard, and capture one of the Nazis' coveted Enigma encryption machines, a device that would allow the Allies to decode secret German transmissions. The planning was meticulous. The secrecy was airtight. Every eventuality was prepared for. Except one.
Now, with their own sub lying in pieces on the Atlantic floor, an unseasoned young U.S. naval officer and a handful of his men are trapped in a limping enemy boat trying to make its way across a thousand square-mile killing zone. Suddenly they are the hunted prey of the Reich's killer ships, and the target of Allied bombers. They have a prize in their possession that can turn the tide of the savage global conflict once and for all. And they have nowhere to run.While on a secret mission targeting the Nazi "Enigma" encryption device, a team of American sailors and marines poses as the German rescue team for a crippled submarine. But before they can grab the device and escape, the real rescue unit arrives and destroys their American vessel. Now they are forced to secretly navigate the malfunctioning submarine through enemy lines. This Dino De Laurentiis production is written and directed by Jonathan Mostow (Breakdown), and stars Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel and Jon Bon Jovi.While on a secret mission targeting the Nazi "Enigma" encryption device, a team of American sailors and marines poses as the German rescue team for a crippled submarine. But before they can grab the device and escape, the real rescue unit arrives and destroys their American vessel. Now they are forced to secretly navigate the malfunctioning submarine through enemy lines. This Dino De Laurentiis production is written and directed by Jonathan Mostow (Breakdown), and stars Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel and Jon Bon Jovi.
Synopsis
While on a secret mission targeting the Nazi "Enigma" encryption device, a team of American sailors and marines poses at the German rescue team for a crippled submarine. But before they can grab the device and escape, the real rescue unit arrives and destroys their American vessel. Now they must secretly navigate a crippled sub through enemy lines.
About the Author
Max Allan Collins has earned an unprecedented nine Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award nomination for his Nathan Heller historical thrillers. A Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award nominee in both fiction and nonfiction categories, Collins scripted the internationally syndicated comic strip "Dick Tracy" from 1917 to 1993. His previous ten novels include In the Line of Fire, Air Force One, and the New York Times bestselling Saving Private Ryan. His graphic novel Road to Perdition is the basis of a DreamWorks feature film starring Tom Hanks and Paul Newman, directed by Sam Mendes. Working as an independent filmmaker in his native Iowa, he has written and directed three features most recently the innovative Real Time: Siege at Lucas Street Market, a 2001 DVD release from Troma.