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The commanding officer of the Tiger Shark, Brice wields authority with a stern, controlling presence. His fear of scandal leads him to manipulate the record and justify a fatal cover-up. As events spiral, his guilt and paranoia reveal the high cost of leadership under extreme pressure.

A conscientious junior officer who questions Brice’s version of events. Odell approaches the truth with methodical skepticism and a sense of duty, gradually uncovering the lies that have guided the mission. His pursuit of honesty endangers him but anchors the film’s moral center.

A British nurse and survivor of Fort James who becomes a moral touchstone aboard the Tiger Shark. Paige advocates for truth and humane treatment of survivors, contrasting the crew’s growing secrecy with the human cost of their choices.

The German prisoner-of-war whose presence stirs Brice’s suspicions of betrayal. Schillings embodies the tension between wartime suspicion and human vulnerability, meeting a violent end as the truth fractures the crew.

The former commanding officer whose death after a disputed sinking haunts the crew. Winters’ legacy surfaces in arguments about the past, shaping Brice’s actions and the crew’s memories.

An officer who defends Winters’ reputation and becomes entangled in the cover-up. Coors’ perspective exposes the crew’s complicity and the cost of shielding one another from consequence.

A crew member who theorizes that the Tiger Shark is haunted and that a malediction must be faced. Wally’s belief in the supernatural underscores the tension between rational explanation and unexplained misfortune.

A lieutenant who objects to Brice’s cover-up and ultimately dies amid the conspiracy. Loomis represents the defense of integrity against a corrupt course of action.