NOVA - Hitler's Lost Sub

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 15 reviews
Sales Rank: 30251

Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 120 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: 32439
ISBN: 159375230X
UPC: 783421324398
EAN: 9781593752309
ASIN: B0002XVS7Y

Theatrical Release Date: 2000
Release Date: November 9, 2004
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4 out of 5 stars Entertaining and Informative Documentary    June 29, 2008
copana2002 (USA)
This is a very entertaining NOVA documentary which tells the story of Hitler's Lost Sub, U-869. The film examines the history of the submarine(or Unterseeboot) which the Nazi German Army believed had been lost off of the coast of Gibraltar. When an American diving team discovers the U-boat off the coast of New Jersey, they become determined to discover the origins of the wreck. Through their efforts, they discover not only the identity of the ship but also a survivor! The only down side to the NOVA production is the team's highly foolhardy diving practices and behavior that is enough to give any archaeologist nightmares for a week. First of all, they don't have a decompression chamber onboard. As a result, one of the divers dies from the bends. The water they are diving in is much too deep to be so negligent. Also, the divers have no excavation plan or methodology behind their examination of the ship. None of them are archaeologists: indeed they are more akin to treasure hunters, damaging portions of U-869 in their quest for evidence (This also results in a death). In one scene on the salvage boat's deck, a diver throws an artifact back into the water after failing to find any clues to the U-boat's identity on it. This leaves one to speculate on what the the outcome of the expedition would have been had professionals excavated the ship in a methodical fashion. It would likely have been less tragic for the divers and a lot more educational.


5 out of 5 stars Hitler's Lost Sub    June 2, 2008
Donald W. Jacobson (North Branford, CT)
This documentary follows the book quite well. It is a fascinating story, The research, the hard work, following the clues that flew in the face of accepted facts. Well done, with good footage on all aspects right up to the end. Very well done. - Don Jacobson


5 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" DVD    December 13, 2007
banjoman1948
This is a very well prepared and documented real life account behind the story from the book, Shadow Divers. If you've read the book, you'll be intriqued by how this DVD correlates to some of the story line in the book. But beyond the comparison to Shadow Divers, this DVD details the events leading up to the verification by John Chatterton and Richie Kohler of the wreck of the U-869 and what happens after this fact is made known.

This documentary not only presents the events involved with diving to the U-869 but also mixes in the history of this sub and the circumstances leading up to its ultimate demise. It also gives personal glimpses about its crew and the families that were left behind.

Whether you're a scuba diver, a Shadow Divers fan, or a U-boat history buff, you'll thoroughly enjoy this documentary. I know I was.


5 out of 5 stars Great information on the U-boat war and the U-869    October 10, 2007
Kirk L. (Maryland, USA)
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Having read Bernie Chowdhury's Last Dive and Robert Kurson's Shadow Divers, I came across this wonderful video by accident, but have watched it multiple times.

Not only an in-depth history of submarines and the U-Boats' role in World War I and the Atlantic War of 1939-45, the historical context comes against the backdrop of the mystery U-Boat found of the New Jersey coast in 1991, and the subsequent efforts of expert divers to uncover its identity (unfortunately at the cost of three experienced adventurers).

I can't say enough about how well done and moving this film is- especially at the end, when the divers meet with the sister of one of the lost crewmen. This is documentary filmmaking at its finest.

Baghdad
10-10-07


5 out of 5 stars captions AND described video    September 1, 2007
critters (VA)
Not only is this show good, but the captions are quite good, too. As an unexpected bonus, described video may be turned on in "accessibility options" on the main menu. The descriptions are concise and, in my opinion, lack much detail, but it's my first experience with them. They are inserted between the regular spoken lines of dialogue. Way to go for accessibility, Nova!!!!