1. What aspects of leadership does Dahlgren say are important for a submarine commander? This action-packed thriller deals with a U.S. submarine crew’s eff orts to retrieve an Enigma encryption device from a disabled German submarine during World War II. After the crew gets the device, the U.S. submarine sinks, and they must use the German submarine to escape from enemy destroyers. The fi lm’s nonstop action and extraordinary special eff ects powerfully illustrate the challenges facing the leadership on board the submarine.

This scene is an edited composite of scenes that appear early in the fi lm. The S33, an older U.S.

submarine, is embarking on a secret mission. Before departure, the S33’s offi cers receive a briefi ng on their mission from Offi ce of Naval Intelligence representatives on board. Executive offi cer Lt. Andrew Tyler

(Matthew McConaughey) reports on the submarine’s status to Lt. Commander Mike Dahlgren (Bill Paxton).

The fi lm continues with the S33 fi nding the disabled German submarine.