Sharks and Little Fish (1957): Cast
Sharks and Little Fish is a 1957 war drama directed by Frank Wisbar, starring Wolfgang Preiss as U-Bootkommandant Lüttke, Horst Frank and Mady Rahl. It runs 2 hours.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h (120 min)
- Director
- Frank Wisbar
- Original language
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German - Studio
- Willy Zeyn-Film
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Sharks and Little Fish About?
The premise of Sharks and Little Fish without spoilers.
Four young German naval cadets begin their military service in 1940; only one of them will survive.
Sharks and Little Fish Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- war at sea
- naval warfare
- wet cloth
- warship
- naval battle
- kriegsmarine
- naval uniform
- teamwork
- naval officer
- crew
- cadet
- dying young
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- wetness
- german submarine
- nazi u boat
- submarine crew
- battle of the atlantic
- torpedo
- storm
- sinking ship
- survival at sea
- underwater scene
- military
- german military
- soldier
- german soldier
- world war two soldier
- blind person
- blind man
- enemy
- death
- husband wife relationship
- reference to arthur schopenhauer
- reference to plato
- fish in title
- nazi uniform
- killed in action
- sea
- water
- man in uniform
- danger zone
- naval
- 1940s
- wehrmacht
- ship's crew
- uniform
- nazi soldier
- animal in title
- u boat
- world war two
Sharks and Little Fish Cast & Characters
Wolfgang Preiss leads the cast as U-Bootkommandant Lüttke, with Horst Frank as Heyne and Mady Rahl as Dora. Directed by Frank Wisbar; 17 actors are credited in all.
- Director Frank Wisbar
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Wolfgang Preiss as U-Bootkommandant Lüttke -
Horst Frank as Heyne - Mady Rahl as Dora
- Hansjörg Felmy as Teichmann
Also Starring in Sharks and Little Fish
· 13 more- Siegfried Lowitz Leutnant Pauli
- Karl Lieffen Dr.Timmler
- Vicco von Bülow Matrose
- Wolfgang Wahl Wächter
- Friedrich Schütter Oberleutnant Brandstetter
- Dirk Dautzenberg Obermaat
- Sabine Bethmann Edith Wegener
- Heinz Engelmann Erich Wegener, Flottillenchef
- Peter Frank
- Thomas Braut
- Stefan Wigger
- Reinhold Brandes
- Ernst Reinhold
More from Frank Wisbar
More films directed by Frank Wisbar: Fabrik der Offiziere, Darkness Fell on Gotenhafen, Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? and Wet Asphalt.
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Sharks and Little Fish FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Sharks and Little Fish, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Sharks and Little Fish?
Sharks and Little Fish runs 2 hours (120 minutes).
When was Sharks and Little Fish released?
Sharks and Little Fish was released on September 26, 1957.
Who directed Sharks and Little Fish?
Sharks and Little Fish was directed by Frank Wisbar.
More films by Frank Wisbar Who is in the cast of Sharks and Little Fish?
Sharks and Little Fish stars Wolfgang Preiss as U-Bootkommandant Lüttke, Horst Frank as Heyne and Mady Rahl as Dora, among 17 credited actors.
Does Sharks and Little Fish have a post-credit scene?
No. Sharks and Little Fish has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Sharks and Little Fish in?
The original language of Sharks and Little Fish is German.
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