U-Boat Prisoner(1944)
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Merchant seaman Archie Gibbs manages to survive when his ship is torpedoed by a German submarine. Disguising himself in the uniform of a dead Nazi spy, Gibbs is picked up by the Nazi U-boat. He manages to convince the German sailors that he's the spy, and in this guise he tries to rescue a group of captured Allied scientists.
Movie: U-Boat Prisoner
Top 9 Billed Cast
Archie Gibbs
Kapitaen Ganz, The U-Boat Captain
Alfonse Lamont
Gunther Rudehoff, Gestapo Agent
Destroyer Commander Tom Bristol
Convoy Ship Commander (uncredited)
Benny, Seaman's Union Hall Man (uncredited)
Hans Braustig, Injured Sailor (uncredited)
C.P.O. Shaw (uncredited)
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