During WW II, at the height of Hitler's U-boat war, a group of Allied soldiers made their way home after an exhausting tour of duty; en route, they received orders to assess possible U-boat activity nearby. Captain Rand Sullivan (Scott Caan), and chief of the boat Nathan Travers (William H. Macy), nobly assumed their duty, and lead their weary crew in an initial victory against an enemy boat. Triumph is short-lived, however, as they encounter U-429, led by Jonas Herdt (Til Schweiger). With the Allied boat sunk, Sullivan, Travers, and a few other survivors are taken on board the German ship as POW's. Embarking for a refueling station, Herdt discovers a case of the extremely contagious disease meningitis on board, and as the disease begins to spread they find themselves under deadly attack from an American warship. Realizing that their only hope for survival is to enlist the help of the prisoners, mutiny and infighting is incited, and the American's loyalties are put to the test in a dramatic denouement.
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A Time When Ordinary Men Become Extraordinary Heroes
At the height of Hitler's notorious U-boat war, the crew of the U.S. S. Swordfish is taken prisoner in a battle with a German sub. However, meningitis strikes more than half of the German crew, and there aren't enough Germans to run the sub. Avoiding both the contagion-and POW protocol-crew members and prisoners alike must work together to survive. But it isn't until a U.S. carrier locates the ship that the men aboard the U-boat are put to the ultimate test of will and survival.
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