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1. Das Boot (1981)
R | 149 min | Drama, War
A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch
Votes: 264,574 | Gross: $11.49M
2. The Enemy Below (1957)
Approved | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During WWII an American destroyer discovers a German U-boat, and in the ensuing duel the American captain must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
Director: Dick Powell | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, David Hedison, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 12,276
3. Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Approved | 97 min | Action, Drama, History
The World War II story of the Royal Navy's effort to defeat Nazi Germany's most powerful warship.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Möhner, Laurence Naismith
Votes: 8,322 | Gross: $6.54M
4. Murphy's War (1971)
GP | 107 min | Drama, War
A lone survivor from a British naval ship is obsessed with getting revenge on a German U-boat crew that massacred his shipmates in the water.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Siân Phillips, Philippe Noiret, Horst Janson
Votes: 3,959 | Gross: $0.21M
5. Operation Seawolf (2022)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, History
In the last days of World War II, Germany, desperate for a last chance to defeat the Allies, gathers its last remaining U-Boats for one last mission: to attack the continental United States.
Director: Steven Luke | Stars: Hiram A. Murray, Andrew Stecker, Apostolos Gliarmis, Dolph Lundgren
Votes: 890
6. Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Peter Finch, Ian Hunter
Votes: 4,868
7. Hitler: A Career (1977)
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, History
This meticulously assembled film dissects the Third Reich with an analytical blade, charting Hitler's improbable rise, his mastery of crowd psychology and his consummate skill in exploiting others' weaknesses.
Directors: Joachim Fest, Christian Herrendoerfer | Stars: Gert Westphal, Stephen Murray, Artur Axmann, General Bergeret
Votes: 3,038
8. Above Us the Waves (1955)
Approved | 92 min | Drama, War
The attack by British submarines on the German battleship "Tirpitz" in a Norwegian fjord during World War II.
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: John Mills, John Gregson, Donald Sinden, James Robertson Justice
Votes: 1,631
9. The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
Approved | 97 min | Action, Drama, War
During World War II, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
Director: José Ferrer | Stars: José Ferrer, Trevor Howard, Dora Bryan, Christopher Lee
Votes: 1,998
10. The McKenzie Break (1970)
PG | 108 min | Action, Drama, War
During WW2, German POWs in Britain plot to escape from their prison camp in Scotland.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Brian Keith, Helmut Griem, Ian Hendry, Jack Watson
Votes: 1,703
11. Die Gustloff (2008 TV Movie)
188 min | Drama, History, War
German film loosely based on the sinking, by a Soviet submarine, of a Nazi troop-transport ship in the Baltic Sea on January 30th 1945.
Director: Joseph Vilsmaier | Stars: Kai Wiesinger, Valerie Niehaus, Heiner Lauterbach, Dana Vávrová
Votes: 575
12. Bismarck: 24 Hours to Doom (2021 TV Special)
47 min | Documentary, History, War
Based on Iain Ballantyne's book, and shedding new light on one of World War II's most epic sea battles, this documentary provides a thrilling countdown of the Bismarck's final 24 hours.
Director: David Gilbert | Stars: Yves Dias, Chris Parry, Jane Harrold, Iain Ballantyne
Votes: 28
13. Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West (2021– )
104 min | Documentary, History, War
May 10th, 1940, Hitler takes on the West. Will he precipitate Europe into the Apocalypse?
Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Nathan Rippy, Stephen Rashbrook
Votes: 256
14. San Demetrio London (1943)
Approved | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Rescue of the tanker MV San Demetrio by parts of her own crew after she had been set afire in the middle of the Atlantic by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer and then had been abandoned.
Directors: Charles Frend, Robert Hamer | Stars: Arthur Young, Walter Fitzgerald, Ralph Michael, Neville Mapp
Votes: 538
15. The Last U-Boat (1993 TV Movie)
99 min | Drama, War
In 1945 an advanced type of German U-boat loaded with atomic technology en route for Japan and escorted by Japanese naval officers receives news that Germany has capitulated.
Director: Frank Beyer | Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Ulrich Tukur, Kaoru Kobayashi, Gorô Ôhashi
Votes: 309
16. Apocalypse, le crépuscule d'Hitler (2023)
Documentary, History, War
The story of the end of the Second World War as seen by Hitler from 1943 and the turning point of the terrible Battle of Kursk. The end of the reign of the Nazi dictator.
Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Rashbrook
Votes: 49
17. U47 - Kapitänleutnant Prien (1958)
91 min | Drama, War
In 1939 German U-boat captain Günther Prien receives orders to infiltrate the British Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow and sink British warships.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Dieter Eppler, Sabine Sesselmann, Joachim Fuchsberger, Harald Juhnke
Votes: 211
18. Adolf Hitler's War (2020)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
A moving and dramatic perspective on the bloodiest and most influential conflict in history. Hitler's determination to extend Germany eastwards and eliminate or enslave the population that ... See full summary »
Stars: Sergei Kudryashov, David Stahel, Alexander Vershinin, Alex J. Kay
Votes: 35
19. Battle of the Atlantic (2002– )
146 min | Documentary, History, War
The story of the World War II effort by Nazi Germany to disrupt Allied shipping with U-boat attacks and the Allied efforts to prevent it.
Stars: Chris Broyles, Bill Paterson
Votes: 138
20. Kampf um Norwegen - Feldzug 1940 (1940)
80 min | Documentary, War
Describes the sequence of events leading up to the invasion of Norway, especially the Anschluss of Austria, the division of Czechoslovakia after the Munich agreement and finally the invasion of Poland in September, 1939.
Directors: Werner Buhre, Martin Rikli
Votes: 127
21. World of Warships (2015 Video Game)
T | Action, History, War
A naval warfare-themed massively multiplayer online game that features a vast array of warships that did or would have passed onto legend.
Director: Danila Volkov | Stars: Alena Astakhova, D.C. Douglas, Stasa Nikolic, Dasha Perova
Votes: 112
22. Nacht fiel über Gotenhafen (1960)
99 min | Drama, War
In 1945 with the advance of the red army millions of refugees fled from the east of Germany. The "Wilhelm Gustloff" loaded with 10,000 civilians and wounded soldiers was sank by a Soviet submarine in less than 55 minutes.
Director: Frank Wisbar | Stars: Sonja Ziemann, Gunnar Möller, Erik Schumann, Brigitte Horney
Votes: 207
23. Haie und kleine Fische (1957)
120 min | War, Drama
Four young German naval cadets begin their military service in 1940; only one of them will survive.
Director: Frank Wisbar | Stars: Hansjörg Felmy, Sabine Bethmann, Mady Rahl, Wolfgang Preiss
Votes: 201
24. U-Boote westwärts! (1941)
100 min | Drama, War
This Nazi propaganda film follows the exploits of a German submarine as it prowls the North Atlantic.
Director: Günther Rittau | Stars: Herbert Wilk, Heinz Engelmann, Joachim Brennecke, Wilhelm Borchert
Votes: 82
25. Mission One (2024– )
19 min | Short, Action, History
Stars: Marc Alexander, Madison Bleiker, Sebastian Bockholt, Fabio Bucher
26. Hunt the Bismark (2021 Video)
Documentary, History
14 February 1939, the German pride of the Kriegsmarine, Bismarck was launched. In the early morning of 19 May 1941, Bismarck slipped out of harbour and made its way through the Baltic Sea on its maiden voyage, Operation Rheinubung.
Director: Mark Edgar | Stars: Dan Snow, Dave Roberts, Chris Wilson, Michael Penver
27. Mission One: Rendezvous (2024– )
19 min | Short, Action, History
Stars: Marc Alexander, Madison Bleiker, Sebastian Bockholt, Fabio Bucher
28. Blitz on London (2014 Video)
Documentary, History, War
A documentary which documents the massive bombing raids on Britain's capital city by the Luftwaffe during 1940 and 1941.
Director: Robert Garofalo | Stars: Roy Ward, Kai-Shek Chiang, Winston Churchill, Hugh Dowding
29. Operación Úrsula (El misterio del submarino C-3) (2006)
105 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
A missing submarine in Spanish Civil War leads to the first German Navy operation before WW2. Republican submarine C-3 was the victim of international secrecy and intrigues, after a torpedo from U-34 sunk it on December 12th 1936.
Director: José Antonio Hergueta | Stars: Jose Coronado, Willard C. Frank, Antonio Checa, Ángel Viñas
30. Court Martial (1959)
84 min | Drama, War
Three sailors survive a sinking but face a court martial when it is suspected they deserted before the order to abandon ship.
Director: Kurt Meisel | Stars: Karlheinz Böhm, Christian Wolff, Klaus Kammer, Hans Nielsen
Votes: 40
31. Silent Hunter II (2001 Video Game)
Action
Silent Hunter II: World War II U-Boat Combat Simulator is the sequel to Strategic Simulations acclaimed Silent Hunter. The game can be played as individual missions or in campaign mode. The... See full summary »
Director: Troy Heere
Votes: 28
33. Silent Hunter III (2005 Video Game)
T | Action
In Silent Hunter III players take command of a German U-Boat (submarine), operating in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. The player will lead a captain's career that begins in a year ... See full summary »
Votes: 69
35. Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic (2010 Video Game)
Adventure
Step behind the periscope of a German U-boat and take on the Allied Forces in famous battles across the vast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
Votes: 20
36.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
A New Germany: 1933-1939
(1973)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The rebirth of Germany and growth in power of the Nazi Party leading up to the outbreak of war.
Director: Hugh Raggett | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Hans Kehrl, Georg Konrad Morgen, Heinz Reinheimer
Votes: 701
37.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Distant War: September 1939-May 1940
(1973)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The invasions of Poland, the Winter War, the sinking of the Graf Spee, the "phony war" and Norwegian Campaign, and the elevation of Winston Churchill to Prime Minister.
Director: David Elstein | Stars: Laurence Olivier, R.A. Butler, Bernard Kops, Robert Boothby
Votes: 563
38.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Wolf Pack: U-Boats in the Atlantic - 1939-1944
(1974)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The submarine war emphasizing the North Atlantic. Tracks the development of the convoy system and German submarine strategy.
Director: Ted Childs | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Karl Dönitz, Otto Kretschmer, Robert Sherwood
Votes: 406
39.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Siege of Leningrad
(2000)
Documentary, History, War
Tim Pigott-Smith narrates the story of one of the Second World War's most harrowing episodes - the 890-day siege of the Soviet Union's second city Leningrad which was not liberated until January 1944.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Rolf Carls, Karl Dönitz, Joseph Goebbels
Votes: 7
40.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The War Against the U-Boats
(2002)
Documentary, History, War
An in depth look at the World War II Battle of the Atlantic, the people who commanded the fighting, the national leaders, and the equipment used.
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, Martin Dunbar-Nasmith
Votes: 7
41.
Dangerous Missions (1999–2002)
Episode:
U-Boats
(2000)
46 min | Documentary, War
A look at the U-Boats of World War Two, their early successes, their strategies and the anti-submarine warfare developments and strategies that led to an over 70% death rate among u-boat crewmen.
Director: Mike Mathis | Stars: Beau Billingslea, Volkmär Konig, Horst von Schroeter, Erich Topp
42.
World War Weird (2017– )
Episode:
Episode #3.8
(2019)
Documentary, History, War
A daring plan devised in 1943 by the inmates of the Death Camp at Sobibor, as they staged an organised rebellion to fight back against their Nazi oppressors.
Director: Mike Ibeji | Stars: Joshua Levine, Alexandra Churchill, Dominic Selwood, Guy Walters
43.
World's Greatest Warships (2019)
Episode:
Bismarck: Hitler's Great Warship
(2019)
44 min | Documentary, History, War
Hitler's fearsome Bismarck and Tirpitz, America's iconic Iowa-class vessels and Japan's Yamato, the largest battleship ever built.
Director: Theo Williams | Stars: Nick Hewitt, Andrew Choong, Mark Stille, Jann Witt
44.
Yarnhub (2019– )
Episode:
Hunt the Bismarck!
(2022)
12 min | Documentary, Animation, History
Here is the story of the final voyage of the German battleship Bismark. Tasked with attacking cargo shipments to the United Kingdom, it was spotted spotted. Despite sinking the Hood and ... See full summary »
Star: David Webb
45.
Battle Plan Under Fire (2004– )
Episode:
Blockade
(2004)
Documentary, History, War
We explore how blockades have the ability to destroy or at least damage a country's ability to wage war.
Stars: Bruce Gudmundsson, Lloyd Clark, Eric Meyers, Karl Dönitz
46.
The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode:
Yearning to Breathe Free (1938-1942)
(2022)
TV-14 | 138 min | Documentary, History
As WWII begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Germany invades the USSR and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.
Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Guy Stern, Peter Hayes
Votes: 157
47.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
The Soviet Steamroller
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
Their attack on the Soviet Union having failed, the German Army suffers a series of counter-offensives on the Eastern Front. Hitler's constant orders to stand ground backfire, and the ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Erich von Manstein, Walter Model
Votes: 243
48.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
Lightning War
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
Country after European country falls before the unstoppable German blitzkrieg.
Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Wladyslaw Sikorski, Karl Dönitz
Votes: 345
49.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
The Mediterranean and North Africa
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
Italy's failed attacks in the Mediterranean region draw in the Germans.
Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Erwin Rommel, Benito Mussolini
Votes: 255
50.
World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode:
Closing the Ring
(2009)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
The Western Allies secure supply routes that will allow them to enter Germany, and the Ardennes counter-offensive fails. The Red Army advances rapidly, and Stalin shows uses the war for Empire-building. The SS implements the Holocaust.
Stars: Robert Powell, Joseph Stalin, Charles de Gaulle, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 222