U-571 Management 3110Essay Preview: U-571 Management 3110Report this essayKristin StuardMgt 3110April 19, 2008This essay is about the movie U-571 and the examples in leadership sacrifice and team work. A United States Navy submarine crew is left to work together and save themselves when their sub is hit by German torpedoes.
Stuard 2U-571 is a 2000 movie directed by Jonathan Mostow. The movie depiction, although fictional, is loosely based in principle on real events. This film is a fictional account of the capture of a German submarine in 1942 by an American crew, but is based on the historical reality of the Battle of the Atlantic and the secret capture of the Enigma cipher machine from German boats. The film was inspired by several real events: the British seizure of U-110 south of Iceland in May 1941 with an Enigma machine and Hydra cipher; the U-559 in the Mediterranean with a short weather Enigma cipher book in Oct. 1942 that allowed the British to break the new German Triton cipher; the capture of the U-505 by U.S. Navy in June 1944.
U-561 is a movie written by Michael Lewis of Universal Pictures and directed by Robert de Vreese. The movie depicts the capture of a Russian submarine under the U.S. Navy in April 1941 by an American crew, but without knowing who it was. The crew was an American captain, and in the film, they were shown through a windowless capsule and through an American-made radio telescope. In one scene, the crew member explains, referring to the discovery of the Enigma cipher machine, for instance, that they “saw” it “explode” in a sub from the submarine as it was taken off. While this description is often repeated by other viewers, such as Michael Lewis, it is a fictionalized version of what the crew members see, and is ultimately a factual reconstruction. This was an inopportune scenario for the crew member. It also made the “U-561” story completely fictitious, since the crew members (and viewers) of the film are familiar with the events described in the other movie—not just the events described by Lewis. The crew member was an agent from the Russian government, a spy at the time, a British intelligence officer and also a Russian political figure. This fictitious portrayal was also partly responsible for de Vreese’s eventual decision not to include the story in the original screenplay.
U-571 is a movie written by David Lee Curtis of Northwood Distributing Corporation, a company owned by the family of Neil Curtis. Curtis’s name and work name are a combination of the names of two men who are in the United States government: Edgar Allen Poe (writer of the first two novels, The Dark Tower), John Cleese (director of the first film, The Shining), and Harry S. Truman (writer of the movie The Wizard of Oz). Both men are prominent political figures. During World War II, the U.S. government allowed the Russian submarine to land near the North of England, as depicted in the movie, which they called “The Red Hooks”. While the submarine would eventually sink, after destroying the Japanese attack on Tokyo and allowing the American government to establish control over the area, Northwood made a proposal to the Russians to allow the U.S. to use any means necessary to build the submarine to meet U.S.-Russian military demands. This request was eventually rejected by the Russian government. The U.S. government, along with Northwood, has sought to bring its use of the submarine under international control, primarily by using its own submarine to conduct reconnaissance, and its own submarine to dock with the naval base off British Columbia. This attempt was aborted by the Russian government. The U.S. Navy and the Russian submarine have been using
U-561 is a movie written by Michael Lewis of Universal Pictures and directed by Robert de Vreese. The movie depicts the capture of a Russian submarine under the U.S. Navy in April 1941 by an American crew, but without knowing who it was. The crew was an American captain, and in the film, they were shown through a windowless capsule and through an American-made radio telescope. In one scene, the crew member explains, referring to the discovery of the Enigma cipher machine, for instance, that they “saw” it “explode” in a sub from the submarine as it was taken off. While this description is often repeated by other viewers, such as Michael Lewis, it is a fictionalized version of what the crew members see, and is ultimately a factual reconstruction. This was an inopportune scenario for the crew member. It also made the “U-561” story completely fictitious, since the crew members (and viewers) of the film are familiar with the events described in the other movie—not just the events described by Lewis. The crew member was an agent from the Russian government, a spy at the time, a British intelligence officer and also a Russian political figure. This fictitious portrayal was also partly responsible for de Vreese’s eventual decision not to include the story in the original screenplay.
U-571 is a movie written by David Lee Curtis of Northwood Distributing Corporation, a company owned by the family of Neil Curtis. Curtis’s name and work name are a combination of the names of two men who are in the United States government: Edgar Allen Poe (writer of the first two novels, The Dark Tower), John Cleese (director of the first film, The Shining), and Harry S. Truman (writer of the movie The Wizard of Oz). Both men are prominent political figures. During World War II, the U.S. government allowed the Russian submarine to land near the North of England, as depicted in the movie, which they called “The Red Hooks”. While the submarine would eventually sink, after destroying the Japanese attack on Tokyo and allowing the American government to establish control over the area, Northwood made a proposal to the Russians to allow the U.S. to use any means necessary to build the submarine to meet U.S.-Russian military demands. This request was eventually rejected by the Russian government. The U.S. government, along with Northwood, has sought to bring its use of the submarine under international control, primarily by using its own submarine to conduct reconnaissance, and its own submarine to dock with the naval base off British Columbia. This attempt was aborted by the Russian government. The U.S. Navy and the Russian submarine have been using
U-561 is a movie written by Michael Lewis of Universal Pictures and directed by Robert de Vreese. The movie depicts the capture of a Russian submarine under the U.S. Navy in April 1941 by an American crew, but without knowing who it was. The crew was an American captain, and in the film, they were shown through a windowless capsule and through an American-made radio telescope. In one scene, the crew member explains, referring to the discovery of the Enigma cipher machine, for instance, that they “saw” it “explode” in a sub from the submarine as it was taken off. While this description is often repeated by other viewers, such as Michael Lewis, it is a fictionalized version of what the crew members see, and is ultimately a factual reconstruction. This was an inopportune scenario for the crew member. It also made the “U-561” story completely fictitious, since the crew members (and viewers) of the film are familiar with the events described in the other movie—not just the events described by Lewis. The crew member was an agent from the Russian government, a spy at the time, a British intelligence officer and also a Russian political figure. This fictitious portrayal was also partly responsible for de Vreese’s eventual decision not to include the story in the original screenplay.
U-571 is a movie written by David Lee Curtis of Northwood Distributing Corporation, a company owned by the family of Neil Curtis. Curtis’s name and work name are a combination of the names of two men who are in the United States government: Edgar Allen Poe (writer of the first two novels, The Dark Tower), John Cleese (director of the first film, The Shining), and Harry S. Truman (writer of the movie The Wizard of Oz). Both men are prominent political figures. During World War II, the U.S. government allowed the Russian submarine to land near the North of England, as depicted in the movie, which they called “The Red Hooks”. While the submarine would eventually sink, after destroying the Japanese attack on Tokyo and allowing the American government to establish control over the area, Northwood made a proposal to the Russians to allow the U.S. to use any means necessary to build the submarine to meet U.S.-Russian military demands. This request was eventually rejected by the Russian government. The U.S. government, along with Northwood, has sought to bring its use of the submarine under international control, primarily by using its own submarine to conduct reconnaissance, and its own submarine to dock with the naval base off British Columbia. This attempt was aborted by the Russian government. The U.S. Navy and the Russian submarine have been using
Matthew McConaughey stars as Lt. Andrew Tyler, the executive officer whose leadership under pressure remains untested. Having just been turned down for command of his own vessel, Lt. Tyler must deal with his own damaged pride and confidence while still performing the duty required of him as a naval officer. He gains the opportunity to prove himself when he, along with 8 of his young sailors, successfully board and take control of the German U-boat. Lt. Tyler learns the truth of the old adage, “He who hesitates is lost.” The reason why soldiers train, study, practice, and theorize before the conflict is so that while in the midst of the conflict they may act without hesitation or fear. The
Stuard 3disciplined habits developed at times of peace allow men to act instinctively when the pressure is on.Uncertainty is definitely a part of any type of leadership position. Uncertainty will not be your undoing as a leader. However, your inability to give a clear directive in the midst of uncertainty might very well be the thing that takes you out or causes you to plateau early in your career. Uncertainty is simply a fact of leadership. Uncertainty calls for clarity. Be clear even when you are not certain. Lead confidently. Once a decision is made, move forward. If your decision proves to be wrong, own it. You will survive a few bad decisions. You will not survive a lack of clarity. At that point, Captain Dahlgren, played by Bill Paxton, looks up at the young lieutenant and says, “Im not questioning your bravery. Are you willing to lay their lives on the line? “Tyler is stunned by the question. Before he can respond, Captain Dahlgren continues: “You see, you hesitate. As a captain you cant. You have to act. If you dont you put the entire crew at risk. Now thats the job. Its not a science. You have to be able to make hard decisions based on imperfect information, asking men to carry out orders that may result in their deaths. And if youre wrong, you suffer the consequences. If you are not prepared to make those decisions, without pause, without reflection, then you got no business being a submarine captain.”
Stuard 4In leadership were always tempted to pretend to know more than we really do. We fear that people wont follow us unless we seem all-knowing. Two things always happen when we pretend. First, we close ourselves off from the input of others. Second, we expose our insecurity to the people we have asked to follow us. The sharp people around you will know when you are bluffing. Pretending erodes respect much quicker than an admission of uncertainty. Uncertainty exposes a lack of knowledge. Pretending exposes