Das Boot (the original uncut version DVD)

[Sailor Steve]

Since we're on the subject of navies and Nazis, I will take a diversion to mention The Sea Chase. It's certainly not a great movie, or even a particularly good one, but it is interesting. It's about a German merchant captain in Australia when the war breaks out, and he feels it's his duty to get his crew home to Germany so they can decide for themselves what they want to do. He was originally in the Kriegsmarine commanding a cruiser, but was ousted because of his outspoken opinions against the party. His best friend is a captain in the RAN, but he looks the other way when The Captain sneaks out of the harbor in the dead of night.

The Captain takes the crew of an island radio station hostage so he can "liberate" supplies, but while they are preparing to leave the evil Nazi First Mate sneaks back and murders them all, which makes the Australian best friend set out to bring them all to justice.

As I said, not a great movie, but there is one notable twist: the German captain is played by...John Wayne!