X-1

X-1 is a 2005 war film, It is a remake of the 1968 film Submarine X-1, in turn loosely based on Operation Source attack on the German battleship Tirpitz in 1943. The film stars an international cast consisting of Jude Law, Sam Rockwell, Tobey Maguire, Idris Elba, Heino Ferch and Marion Cotillard. The film was directed by Joseph Andy from a screenplay by David Ayer and was co-produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and TriStar Pictures.
== Plot ==
In 1943, a Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve officer from Canada, Commander Bolton (Jude Law) and a few surviving crew members of his 50-man submarine Gauntlet swim ashore after unsuccessfully attacking German battleship Lindendorf. After a review, Captain Bolton is cleared of any wrongdoing and placed in charge of a small group of experimental X-class submarines. Bolton is assigned by Vice-Admiral Redmayne (Rupert Davies) to quickly train crews to man the submarines and sink the Lindendorf while it is hidden away in a Norwegian fjord.
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== Production ==
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== Release ==
X-1 was released on VHS and DVD on October 4, 2005 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, and on Blu-ray on June 20, 2006 as a launch title for the format.
Category:2005 films
Category:2000s action war films
Category:American action war films
Category:German action war films
Category:German action films
Category:20th Century Fox films
Category:TriStar Pictures films
Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Category:Constantin Film films
Category:Royal Navy in World War II films
Category:Seafering films based on actual events
Category:World War II submarine films
Category:Films scored by Bill Conti
Category:Films directed by Joseph Andy
Category:Films with screenplays by David Ayer
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:2000s American films
Category:2000s German films