U-900

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Movie
Original title U-900
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 2008
length 99 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Sven Unterwaldt
script Michael Gantenberg ,
Oliver Ziegenbalg
production Quirin Berg ,
Max Wiedemann
music Karim Sebastian Elias
camera Stephan Schuh
cut Stefan Essl
occupation

U-900 is a German comedy film from 2008. Directed by Sven Unterwaldt , the actor from Atze Schröder plays the leading role.

action

Essen-Kray in April 1944: The black market trader Atze Schröder sleeps with General Strasser's wife and is caught. While he is hiding from Strasser, he overhears that he is planning a transport with the submarine U-900 by sea from Toulon across the Strait of Gibraltar to Warnemünde . However , Atze learns nothing of the freight, the Holy Grail . He steals the submarine captain's uniform as well as those of Strasser and his aide. He and his Jewish friend Samuel, whom he is hiding from the Nazis in his basement, plan to flee to New York in the hijacked submarine .

To get to France, the two confiscate the transporter of the actress Maria. Once there, they persuade Maria to help them get on board, as three officers are expected. The only one on board who suspects is First Lieutenant von Stetten. After a long odyssey, the three are exposed. After General Strasser has been brought on board, he changes course in the direction of Buenos Aires . But Samuel succeeds in sabotaging the compass in such a way that the course is set again for New York. Shortly before the coast they are discovered by an American reconnaissance plane . The Americans then gave the order to attack. Atze then reveals Strasser's real plan: He wants to take the Holy Grail to Buenos Aires, where he has already acquired a villa. Thereupon the crew mutinied and overpowered Strasser. Atze informs the Americans over the radio that they will come in peace and bring them "heaven on earth". The Americans understand in the message that he is bringing them the Holy Grail and allow the submarine to enter port.

However, Schröder says that he wants to bring them french fries . Since his first self-made deep fryer broke, he uses the Holy Grail to deep-fry the French fries, not knowing the true meaning of the cup. Von Stetten, Strasser and his adjutant are arrested, and Atze opens a fast food shop with Maria and Samuel .

background

The film was shot in Munich , Malta and in the Cinecittà film studios in Rome . Shooting began on August 23, 2007 and ended on November 9, 2007. It was first seen in cinemas in Germany and Switzerland on October 9, 2008, and in Austria one day later. On February 7th, 2009 it was shown at the European Film Market in Berlin . On April 3, 2009, the film was released in Germany on DVD and Blu-ray Disc , the bonus material each containing ten unused and twelve extended scenes. The first broadcast on German free TV took place on March 6, 2011.

The film mainly parodies the 1981 film Das Boot , in which Jan Fedder already played a role. With Dustin Semmelrogge and Maxwell Richter , two supporting roles were cast with actors whose fathers, Martin Semmelrogge and Ralf Richter , were also actors in Das Boot .

Soundtrack

On October 10, 2008, the Universal Music Group released the soundtrack for the film, which contains 17 music tracks.

No. title Interpreter Duration
1. On The Sunny Side of the Street The BossHoss 3:13
2. U-900 Suite No1 closing title Karim Sebastian Elias 3:10
3. Cheek to Cheek Louis Armstrong 5:51
4th Mercy Duffy 3:40
5. My Man Is A Mean Man Stefanie Heinzmann 3:31
6th Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd 4:39
7th (What A) Wonderful World Diana Ross & The Supremes 2:43
8th. The Boys Are Back In Town Thin Lizzy 4:26
9. Easy Commodores 4:09
10. Foundations (Explicit) Kate Nash 4:05
11. Wooly Bully Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs 2:22
12. Goodbye Mary The BossHoss 3:49
13. Come sail away Styx 5:29
14th It should stay that way I + me 3:15
15th U-900 Suite No2 Friendship Karim Sebastian Elias 7:52
16. U-900 Suite No3 The Holy Grail Karim Sebastian Elias 7:57
17th U-900 Suite No4 KaLeu Schröder Karim Sebastian Elias 8:13

criticism

According to the verdict of the Lexicon of International Films , U-900 is “a dodgy comedy attempt that is staged with a lot of noise, with some parodic approaches that are already nipped in the bud due to the lack of sense and understanding”.

The film magazine Cinema sums up that the film is "a not entirely successful mix of comedy and submarine adventure that will only satisfy Atze fans."

The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating "valuable".

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for U-900 . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2008 (PDF; test number: 115 273 K).
  2. ↑ Locations according to the Internet Movie Database
  3. ↑ Budget and box office results according to the Internet Movie Database
  4. ↑ a b Start dates according to the Internet Movie Database
  5. ↑ Official website
  6. ^ U-900. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  7. ^ Film review , Cinema
  8. ↑ cf. fbw-filmb Bewertung.com