---
title: 'U-Boote westwärts (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Günther Rittau'
released: '1941-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
countries:
  - 'Nazi Germany'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/u-boote-westwarts-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159801/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# U-Boote westwärts (1941)

1941 · 100 min · Nazi Germany, Germany

Original title: U-Boote westwärts!

## Synopsis

U-Boote westwärts! is a 1941 German war film promoting the Kriegsmarine. It centers on a U-boat mission in the Battle of the Atlantic and was produced by UFA. The U-boat used for the film was U-123, which would later play a major role in Operation Drumbeat.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Günther Rittau](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunther-rittau)
- **Screenplay:** [Georg Zoch](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-zoch)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Harald Böhmelt](https://cinepixo.com/people/harald-bohmelt)
- **Producer:** [Ulrich Mohrbutter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulrich-mohrbutter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Igor Oberberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/igor-oberberg)
- **Editor:** [Johanna Meisel](https://cinepixo.com/people/johanna-meisel)

## Cast

- [Clemens Hasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/clemens-hasse)
- [Karl John](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-john)
- [Gustav Püttjer](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustav-puttjer)
- [Hans Hessling](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-hessling)
- [Willi Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/willi-rose)
- [Karl Dönitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-donitz)
- [Heinz Engelmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-engelmann)
- [Joachim Brennecke](https://cinepixo.com/people/joachim-brennecke)
- [Carsta Löck](https://cinepixo.com/people/carsta-lock)
- [Ewald Wenck](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewald-wenck)
- [Wilhelm Borchert](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilhelm-borchert)
- [Herbert Wilk](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-wilk)
- [Ilse Werner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilse-werner)

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