Submarine: Steel Boats - Iron Men

Product Description

Everyday, American submariners go below the waves for months at a time on submarine patrols. Steel Boats – Iron Men is the only film where the US Navy allowed filmmakers to go down with them. The film presents a never before seen look inside a state of the art nuclear powered submarine on patrol. It shows, in extraordinary detail, the daily ordinary and extraordinary lives of submariners. You will see things in this film that you have never seen before. The filmmakers also spent time trying to understand the character and personality that allows someone to become a submariner. They looked at training, family life, background, etc. The viewer visits a " wet trainer" at Sub School to see what these submariners must endure before they ever climb inside one of these remarkable ships. Who are these men, who live confined in a steel tube deep in the ocean for months at a time, surrounded by a hostile environment, in constant danger? What do they do and why do they do it?
Steel Boats: Iron Men ran on primetime public television and received one of the highest ratings of the year. Now you can enjoy this experience at home.

Review

"The filmmakers powerfully convey the confinement and brotherhood on board. This production fascinates and informs." -- Video Review Magazine, Ellen Mandel

"This film captured the essence of submarining. A most enjoyable film, appealing to all ages in all walks of life." -- Captain John Vick, USN Submarine Captain (Retired)

About the Actor

David Hoffman has been making documentaries for all types of audiences and for every available venue for more than 38 years. He has made 88 prime-time PBS specials and series, 4 documentary style feature programs, hundreds of network television commercials, dozens of corporate sponsored documentary style programs, and educational programs for children of all ages. He has won multiple Emmys, a Peabody award, the Cannes Film Festival Critics Prize, top prize blue ribbons at festivals in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, and numerous international festivals., ISBN13: B0009XRZI8 ISBN10: B0009XRZI8 Material Type: dvd