U-571

Visible crew/equipment: When they are first reporting to the dockyard in the beginning, right after being waved through the gate, there are servicemen working on the ships. In one of the shots, a serviceman making sparks with a grinder for effect is wearing a white Adidas shoe on his left foot, with the logo fully visible on the heel. This is in the BluRay edition. (00:13:17)

Visible crew/equipment: Just as the SS-33 sets off we see the crew on board say "all ahead two thirds". As they say this the camera moves behind a ladder resulting in a camera shadow on the ladder. (00:20:50)

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Mistakes

Factual error: In the last battle scene when you see shots of the German destroyer through the periscope the last one shot before it's blown up is really bad angling. The ship is far away but in the scope it's very close and the periscope (in order to get that camera angle) is 100 ft in the air.

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Quotes

Lt. Commander Mike Dahlgren: Relax gentlemen. She's old... but she'll hold.

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Trivia

Trivia: Matthew McConaughey didn't like his character's background, so he asked that it be changed from the original, not being promoted because he was a drunk, to basically never making a decision that might cost someone their life.

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Questions

Question: Throughout the film you can see that Tank, played by Dave Power, has funny-looking thin black scars on both cheeks. Was this a makeup effect for the character (and if so, why did they do it), or does the actor really have these scars on his cheeks (and if so, what from)?

Answer: The scars you see on Tank's face are fake, pure makeup. They wanted the character to have a gritty look.

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