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The Sinking of the Laconia is a two-part television film, first aired on 6 and 7 January 2011 on BBC Two, about the Laconia incident; the sinking of the British ocean liner RMS Laconia during World War II by a German U-boat, which then, together with three other U-boats and an Italian submarine, rescued the passengers but was in turn attacked ...
- Drama
The Sinking of the Laconia: With Andrew Buchan, Ken Duken, Lindsay Duncan, Thomas Kretschmann. Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner Laconia by a German U-boat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors.
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- 2011-01-05
- Drama, History, War
- Andrew Buchan, Ken Duken, Lindsay Duncan
Episode #1.1: Directed by Uwe Janson. With Andrew Buchan, Brian Cox, Ken Duken, Lindsay Duncan. September 1942. While onboard the RMS Laconia, Junior Third Officer Thomas Mortimer befriends the enigmatic Hilda Smith. Beneath the sea, a German U-boat captained by Werner Hartenstein looks for targets.
- (65)
- Drama, History, War
- Uwe Janson
- 2011-01-05
This epic two-part drama tells the story of Hilda Smith, a German national fleeing Nazi Germany, Thomas Mortimer, an officer aboard The Laconia, and U-boat Captain Werner Hartenstein, alongside...
Where to watch The Sinking of the Laconia (2011) starring Franka Potente, Ken Duken, Jacob Matschenz and directed by Uwe Janson. Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner Laconia by a German U-boat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors.
- Franka Potente, Ken Duken, Jacob Matschenz
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On board the crowded submarine, a tentative truce forms between the sailors and the survivors. Hartenstein's distress call has surprising consequences both for the rescue operation and the future conduct of the war.
The true story of the Allied ship Laconia, sunk in WWII by a German U-Boat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew Expand The Sinking of the Laconia is currently available to stream in the United States.
