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Trivia

To simulate the storm in the Atlantic, a model of the tower was splashed with water from a large tank. Jan Fedder lost his grip on the railing and was washed off the model, breaking a few ribs in the fall. One of the other actors instantly shouted "Man Overboard!" Wolfgang Petersen, not realizing it was an accident, enthusiastically yelled "Good idea, Jan. We'll do that one more time!" Peterson kept the scene and rewrote Fedder's part so that his character spent part of the movie in bed. The actor, who had a concussion, was brought back and forth from the hospital every day. The painful expression on his face is real. The scene which features him bedridden is on the uncut edition.



Quotes

Captain: Out boatswain's mate. Been on quite a bender tonight.



Goofs

In the bordello sequence prior to the launch scene, swing music was being played. Under Hitler, swing or big band music was forbidden, and only German classical music could be played. However, popular music was common in such service clubs, especially outside Germany proper.



Alternate Versions

The 5.1 remix for the 208 minute director's cut (for both the English and German dubs) contains entirely new sound effects in place of the sound effects from the original stereo mix. In addition to that, the original Columbia Pictures logo from 1981 featured in the opening is plastered with a silent version of the 1997 Columbia logo instead. The blu-ray release contains both the original 149 minute theatrical version and the 1997 director's cut on two separate discs, making this release the first time in the US since the VHS and Laserdisc days that the theatrical version has been made available. However, on the disc containing the theatrical version, despite being listed as a 5.1 remix on the case and the menu, it instead contains only the original stereo mix for both the German and English tracks. (in addition to restoring the original 1981 Columbia Pictures logo to the opening).



Soundtracks

Italian lyrics by Nino Rastelli French lyrics by Louis Poterat Performed by Rina Ketty