# Mission: Rohr frei! (1996)

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**Original title**: *Down Periscope*
**Runtime**: 92 min
**Genres**: Comedy
**Directed by**: David S. Ward
**Written by**: Hugh Wilson, Andrew Kurtzman, Eliot Wald
**Starring**: Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly, Rob Schneider, Harry Dean Stanton, Bruce Dern, William H. Macy

> *A rusty sub. A rebel commander. A renegade crew. When destiny called, they should have hung up.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A film that asks: what if a hot-shot naval officer was given command of a barely-functional submarine as a prank? The officer and his motley crew are assigned to act as the enemy in a war game scenario. It’s a testament to the can-do spirit of Hollywood that they managed to get a full running time out of the premise.

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