U-Boat Prisoner

Jul 25, 1944

1h 6m

★ 6.0

HITS HIGH-WATER MARK of ACTION!

Overview

Merchant seaman Archie Gibbs manages to survive when his ship is torpedoed by a German submarine. Disguising himself in the uniform of a dead Nazi spy, Gibbs is picked up by the Nazi U-boat. He manages to convince the German sailors that he's the spy, and in this guise he tries to rescue a group of captured Allied scientists.

Genres

War

Action

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Archie Gibbs

Bruce Bennett

Kapitaen Ganz, The U-Boat Captain

Erik Rolf

Alfonse Lamont

John Abbott

Gunther Rudehoff, Gestapo Agent

John Wengraf

Destroyer Commander Tom Bristol

Robert B. Williams

Convoy Ship Commander (uncredited)

Trevor Bardette

Benny, Seaman's Union Hall Man (uncredited)

Anthony Caruso

Hans Braustig, Injured Sailor (uncredited)

Eric Feldary

C.P.O. Shaw (uncredited)

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