I too am surprised that not everyone mentioned Das Boot, but I guess that movie is so canon that it really does not need to be mentioned.
One which I do feel should be mentioned is "Operation Pacific". 1951 with John Wayne.. nuf said
Nice details on the running of a sub. Adm Lockwood was the tech advisor on this.
The only negative is that there is a sappy love story between John and Patricia Neal and Philip Carey (who is currently(2008) fighting lung cancer. good luck to him). I don't need no stinkin love story, I want subs sinkin ships!
Best part is when the crew is trying to figure out how to test the impact detonators on the warheads. The problem is how to reproduce the force of the impact. Jack Pennick, playing the Chief of the boat, suggests, Why don't you just lift it up high and drop it?
Leave it up to the Chief of the Boat to come up with the practical answer.
Trivia question: What other submarine movie is referenced in "Operation Pacific"?
