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The Last Hope: U-Boat 864

59 %|Oct 17, 2011|Drama, History, TV Movie

Germany, 1945: The 25-year-old Ellen is active in the resistance movement against the Nazis. When she meets Robert, a charismatic English secret agent, the two begin to have an affair. Ellen is ordered to spy on the German naval officer Hans. He is scheduled to serve as Chief Officer aboard the submarine U 864, which has been given a secret mission. Against her will, Ellen falls for Hans. Although he is engaged to another woman, Hans is strongly attracted to her as well. Eventually, Ellen succeeds in delivering critical information the submarines precise route to Japan. The English had suspected that Hitler planned to deliver his ominous wonder weapon to the weakened Japanese. The U 864 leaves its port. Because the war has been going badly for the Germans, the mood onboard is grim.

Featured Crew

Thorsten Näter
Director
Thorsten Näter
Writer
Annette Hess
Writer
Joachim Hasse
Director of Photography
Julia von Frihling
Editor
Ingo Ludwig Frenzel
Music
Tina Böckenhauer
Casting
Matthias Klemme
Production Design

Cast

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Yvonne Catterfeld
Elisabeth „Ellen“ Ludwig
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Stephan Luca
Robert Elbing
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Rosemarie Fendel
Elisabeth „Ellen“ Lenz
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Marie Zielcke
Kati Krüger
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Dirk Borchardt
Kapitän Wolfram
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Karl Kranzkowski
R. Karl Kastrop
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Eva-Maria Kurz
Frau Kleintje
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Klara Manzel
Alice Kastorp
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Tobias Retzlaff
Maschinist