Dawn

The technical accurateness of the film is stunning (a hallmark of German sub movies). The warships are real (German T-boats equal to WW1 destroyers, a light cruiser and the last riveted German sub design based on a war type). The events in the film are based on specific real cases or (as the rumor spreading in the village) 'true to original'. E.g. the sinking of the cruiser en route to Russia resembles the death of Lord Kitchener, whose ship was sunk either by a mine laid by a sub or by a subs torpedo (unclear because the sub never returned home). The encounter with the Q-boat and the scene with more men than Tauchretter (emergency diving gear) 'everybody or nobody!' happened several times in reality. "Morgenrot" manages to combine both man and machine into a compelling war tale. So, this film is probably the most realistic sub movie ever made. Compare with a shtetl Hollywood junk like 'U 571'.