The Last Hope: U-Boat 864

Germany, 1945: The 25-year-old Ellen is active in the resistance movement against the Nazis. When she meets Robert, a charismatic English secret agent, the two begin to have an affair. Ellen is ordered to spy on the German naval officer Hans. He is scheduled to serve as Chief Officer aboard the submarine U 864, which has been given a secret mission. Against her will, Ellen falls for Hans. Although he is engaged to another woman, Hans is strongly attracted to her as well. Eventually, Ellen succeeds in delivering critical information the submarines precise route to Japan. The English had suspected that Hitler planned to deliver his ominous wonder weapon to the weakened Japanese. The U 864 leaves its port. Because the war has been going badly for the Germans, the mood onboard is grim.

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Yvonne Catterfeld

Elisabeth „Ellen“ Ludwig

Stephan Luca

Robert Elbing

Rosemarie Fendel

Elisabeth „Ellen“ Lenz

Marie Zielcke

Kati Krüger

Dirk Borchardt

Kapitän Wolfram

Karl Kranzkowski

R. Karl Kastrop

Eva-Maria Kurz

Frau Kleintje

Klara Manzel

Alice Kastorp

Tobias Retzlaff

Maschinist

Art

Robert Reblin

Art Direction

Matthias Klemme

Production Design

Christian Krüger

Set Decoration

Camera

Joachim Hasse

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Winnie Mattheus

Makeup Artist

Rolf Baumann

Makeup Artist

Birgit Beranek

Makeup Artist

Helene Hohensee

Costume Design

Directing

Editing

Production

Sound

Uwe Griem

Sound

Gregor Arnold

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Writing