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Das Boot
Das Boot (1981)
, 2h29
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, La bataille de l'Atlantique, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films
Actors Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Martin Semmelrogge, Otto Sander, Sky du Mont, Erwin Leder

The story is told from the viewpoint of Lt. Werner (Herbert Grönemeyer), who has been assigned as a war correspondent on the German submarine U-96 in October 1941. He meets its captain (Jürgen Prochnow), chief engineer (Klaus Wennemann), and the crew in a French nightclub. Thomsen (Otto Sander), another captain, gives a crude drunken speech to celebrate his Ritterkreuz award, in which he openly mocks not only Winston Churchill but implicitly Adolf Hitler as well.
The Hunt for Red October, 2h15
Directed by John McTiernan
Origin USA
Genres War, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill, Joss Ackland

In 1984, Soviet submarine Captain First Rank Marko Ramius (Connery) commands Red October, a new Typhoon-class nuclear sub featuring a caterpillar drive, rendering it undetectable to passive sonar. Ramius leaves port on orders to conduct exercises with the V.K. Konovalov, commanded by his former student Captain Tupolev (Skarsgård). Once at sea, Ramius kills political officer Ivan Putin (Firth), and commands the crew to head toward America's east coast to conduct missile drills.
The Abyss
The Abyss (1989)
, 2h19
Directed by James Cameron
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, J. C. Quinn, Leo Burmester, Todd Graff

In 1988 a US ballistic missile submarine, the USS Montana, sinks near the edge of the Cayman Trough after an accidental encounter with an unidentified submerged object. As Soviet ships and submarines head toward the area in an attempt to salvage the sub, and with a hurricane moving in, the Americans decide that the quickest way to mount a rescue is to insert a SEAL team onto the Deep Core, a privately owned, experimental underwater oil drilling platform, located 1,700 feet (518 meters) below sea level, which will serve as their base of operations. The designer of the platform, Dr. Lindsey Brigman, insists on accompanying the SEAL team, even though her estranged husband, Virgil "Bud" Brigman, is currently serving as the platform's foreman.
Yellow Submarine, 1h30
Directed by Al Brodax, George Dunning
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Seafaring films, Monde imaginaire, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Submarine films, Musical films, Les Beatles
Actors Paul Angelis, The Beatles, John Clive, John Lennon, Dick Emery, Paul McCartney

At the beginning of the story, Pepperland is introduced by a narrator as a cheerful, music-loving paradise under the sea, protected by Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The titular Yellow Submarine rests on an Aztec-like pyramid on a hill. At the edge of the land is a range of high blue mountains.
The Enemy Below, 1h38
Directed by Dick Powell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, La bataille de l'Atlantique, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films, Children's films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, Theodore Bikel, Russell Collins, David Hedison, Frank Albertson

The American Buckley-class destroyer escort USS Haynes detects and attacks a German U-boat that is on its way to rendezvous with a German merchant raider in the South Atlantic Ocean. Captain Murrell (Robert Mitchum), a former officer in the merchant marine now an active duty lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve, has recently taken command of the Haynes, even though he is still recovering from injuries incurred in the sinking of his previous ship. Before the U-boat is first spotted, one sailor questions the new captain's fitness and ability. However, as the battle begins, Murrell shows himself to be a match for wily U-boat Kapitän von Stolberg (Curt Jürgens) (portrayed as not being enamoured with the Nazi regime) in a prolonged and deadly battle of wits that tests both men and their crews. Each man grows to respect his opponent.
Crimson Tide, 1h56
Directed by Tony Scott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Viggo Mortensen, Matt Craven, George Dzundza, James Gandolfini

In post-Soviet Russia, civil war erupts as a result of armed conflict in Chechnya. Military units, loyal to Russian ultra-nationalist Vladimir Radchenko, have taken control of a nuclear missile installation and are threatening nuclear war if either the American or Russian governments attempt to confront him.
Run Silent, Run Deep, 1h33
Directed by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden, Brad Dexter, Don Rickles, Nick Cravat

The World War II U.S. Navy submarine commander P.J. Richardson (Clark Gable) has an obsession with a Japanese destroyer that has sunk three boats in the Bungo Straits, including his previous command. He persuades the Navy Board to give him a new submarine command with the provision that his executive officer, also known as the XO or the "exec", be someone who has just returned from active sea patrol. He single-mindedly trains the crew of his new boat, the USS Nerka, to return to the Bungo Straits and sink the destroyer, captained by a crafty ex-submariner nicknamed Bungo Pete. Richardson's executive officer, Lieutenant Jim Bledsoe (Burt Lancaster), is worried about the safety of his boat and his crew. Bledsoe is also seething with resentment at Richardson and the Navy leadership for denying him command of the Nerka, which he believes should have been his.
The Bedford Incident, 1h42
Directed by James B. Harris
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Noir
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Films about disabilities, Political films, Arme nucléaire, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Martin Balsam, James MacArthur, Donald Sutherland, Ed Bishop

The American destroyer USS Bedford (DLG-113) detects a Soviet submarine in the GIUK gap near the Greenland coast. (Specifically, they are in Greenland territorial waters at the entrance to the J.C. Jacobsen Fjord, which is due northwest from Iceland.) Although the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. are not at war, Captain Eric Finlander (Richard Widmark) harries his prey mercilessly, while civilian photojournalist Ben Munceford (Sidney Poitier) and NATO naval advisor, Commodore (and ex-World War II U-boat captain) Wolfgang Schrepke (Eric Portman), look on with mounting alarm.
Operation Petticoat, 2h4
Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Dina Merrill, Joan O'Brien, Gene Evans, Gavin MacLeod

In 1959, United States Navy Rear Admiral Matt Sherman (Cary Grant), ComSubPac, boards the obsolete submarine USS Sea Tiger prior to her departure for the scrapyard. The first commanding officer of the Sea Tiger, Sherman begins reading his wartime personal logbook and recalling earlier events
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 2h7
Directed by Richard Fleischer, James Haven
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Pirate films, Films based on science fiction novels, Films about cephalopods, Children's films
Actors Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre, Ted de Corsia, Robert J. Wilke

In 1868, rumors of a sea monster attacking ships in the Pacific Ocean have created apprehension and fear among sailors, disrupting shipping lanes. The United States government invites Professor Pierre M. Aronnax (Paul Lukas) and his assistant, Conseil (Peter Lorre), onto an expedition to prove or disprove the monster's existence. On board with them is the cocky master harpooner Ned Land (Kirk Douglas).
Eagle
Eagle (1959)
, 1h43
Directed by Leonard Buczkowski
Genres War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Submarine films, Political films
Actors Wieńczysław Gliński, Aleksander Sewruk, Jan Machulski, Jerzy Nowak, Bronisław Pawlik, Zygmunt Hübner

Basé sur une histoire vraie du sous-marin polonais "Orzel" (L'Aigle): Septembre 1939, "Orzel" arrive au port neutre estonien à Tallinn. Sous la pression de l'Allemagne, les Estoniens ont interné le navire. Le commandant Grabinski décide de s'échapper en Angleterre à travers la mer Baltique, sans aucune carte qui a été confisquée et avec seulement une petite quantité de carburant à bord.
Destination Tokyo, 2h15
Directed by Delmer Daves
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Musical theatre, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films
Actors Cary Grant, John Garfield, Alan Hale, John Ridgely, Faye Emerson, Dane Clark

On Christmas Eve, the submarine USS Copperfin, under the command of Captain Cassidy (Cary Grant), departs San Francisco on a secret mission. At sea, Cassidy opens his sealed orders, which direct him to proceed first to the Aleutian Islands to pick up meteorologist Raymond (John Ridgely), then to Tokyo Bay to obtain vital weather intelligence for the upcoming Doolittle Raid.
On the Beach, 2h15
Directed by Stanley Kramer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Post-apocalyptic films, Radio, Films about religion, Films about suicide, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films, American disaster films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, Donna Anderson, John Meillon

During 1964, in the months following World War III, the conflict has devastated the northern hemisphere, polluting the atmosphere with nuclear fallout, killing all life there. Air currents are slowly carrying the fallout south; the only areas still habitable are in the far reaches of the southern hemisphere.
The Damned
The Damned (1947)
, 1h40
Directed by René Clément
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Thriller
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Submarine films, Political films
Actors Marcel Dalio, Florence Marly, Henri Vidal, Fosco Giachetti, Paul Bernard, Michel Auclair

As Germany is in the throes of losing World War II, a number of wealthy Nazis and some French sympathizers head for South America in a German submarine leaving from Oslo. The film's narrator is a French doctor (Henri Vidal) who has been kidnapped to tend a sick woman, Hilde Garosi (Florence Marly), the wife of one man and the lover of another, both aboard. The doctor realizes he will be murdered at any point once the woman has recovered so he tries various stratagems to escape. All fail.
The Spy Who Loved Me, 2h6
Directed by Lewis Gilbert, John Glen, Ernest Day
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about children, Spy films, Seafaring films, Politique, Sports films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films, Arme nucléaire
Actors Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jürgens, Richard Kiel, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn

British and Soviet ballistic-missile submarines mysteriously disappear. James Bond—MI6 agent 007—is summoned to investigate. On the way he escapes an ambush by Soviet agents in Austria, killing one during a downhill ski chase, and escaping via a Union Flag parachute. Bond learns that the plans for a highly advanced submarine tracking system are on the market in Egypt. There, he encounters Major Anya Amasova—KGB agent Triple X—his rival for the plans. They travel across Egypt together, tracking the microfilm plans, meeting Jaws—a tall assassin with steel teeth—along the way. Bond and Amasova later team up through a truce agreed by their respective superiors and identify the person responsible for the thefts as the shipping tycoon, scientist, and anarchist Karl Stromberg.