Lt. Werner: Captain? Captain: I'm sorry. Lt. Werner: You think it's hopeless now? Captain: It's been 15 hours. He'll never do it. I'm sorry. Lt. Werner: They made us all train for this day. "To be fearless and proud and alone. To need no one, just sa...
Captain: They won't catch us this time! Not this time! They haven't spotted us! No, they're all snoring in their bunks! Or, you know what? They're drinking at the bar, celebrating our sinking! Not yet, my friends. Not yet!
[Werner takes pictures of the watch officers on the conning tower] Captain: Take pictures of the crew returning, not putting out to sea. Lt. Werner: Why? Captain: They'll have grown beards by then. It would shame the Tommies to see mere boys give the...
Johann: Captain, I wish to apologize. Captain: You can't just apologize, Johann. You left your battle station at a critical moment. Also, you disobeyed my command. Johann: Will I be court-martialed? Captain: How many patrols have you done? Johann: It...
Captain: You have to have good men. Good men, all of them.
Captain: Okay, men, now listen. We're going to blow out the water now and see if we can get our rear ends out of the sand. If we make it to the surface, things could still get pretty rough. Traffic's heavy up there. And we have to pray the engines st...
Heinrich: Noooo! Second contact closing fast, bearing 076! Captain: Damn them! Another one!
Captain: Phillip, the old bunch is gone. Look at these new heroes. All wind and smoke. Just big mouths. Thomsen: Yeah, yeah. They keep together, balls in hand. And the belief in our Führer in their eyes. Captain: They will know in time.
Pilgrim: Hey, have you got any hairs up your nose? Frenssen: Why? Pilgrim: I've got some up my ass. Maybe we can tie them together?
Captain of the 'Weser': So, what's it like down there, in a submarine? Der Leitende: It's... quiet. Captain of the 'Weser': Quiet? Hmm.
[U-96 puts to sea among cheering crowds. Thomsen pulls up in his car] Capt. Lt. Philipp Thomsen: Hail and victory and sink 'em all!
[Chief Bosun enters the torpedo room, which has been dressed up as a red light room] Chief Bosun: QUIET IN THIS WHOREHOUSE! [the crew falls silent] Chief Bosun: Bad news, men. Ario: What's wrong? Chief Bosun: [pause] Schalke lost the game. 5-0. No mo...
Kriechbaum: [to Werner] The Mediterranean. They're fools. It's perfect prospects for drowning.
2nd Lieutenant: Mildew is good for you. It's the next best thing to fresh lettuce. Be thankful for what grows down here.
Captain: [looking at one of the LI's pictures] Funny. I haven't seen snow in years.
Lt. Werner: What's going on? Why are we diving? 2nd Lieutenant: Hydrophone check. At sea, even in a storm you can hear more down here than you can see up there.
Captain: I'm sorry. Lt. Werner: Is it hopeless? Captain: It's been 15 hours. He's not going to pull it off. I'm sorry. Lt. Werner: I asked for it. 'To be heading into the inexorable... where no mother will care for us... no woman crosses our path... ...
[Johann climbs up to the bridge, places himself between Kriechbaum and Lt. Werner. Sniffs the air] Lt. Werner: It's good for you, fresh air, right Johann? Johann: [Spits] Nah. [Johann climbs back down in the ship] Kriechbaum: They're strange, these e...
