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The Sinking of the Laconia

The Sinking of the Laconia

★ 6.4/10•2011•1h 30m•12•Drama•War & Politics
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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

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 6, 2011

Episodes

Episode 1 - Part 1E186m

Part 1

On the 12th September 1942 the Laconia - a cruise ship turned troop ship - was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-156 commanded by Werner Hartenstein. She carried a motley crew of women, children, wounded soldiers and Italian Prisoners of War. Having sunk the ship, Hartenstein should have left them to their uncertain fate in the water, but instead he made the incredible decision to save as many lives as he could. A true story of unexpected gallantry and humanity in the fog of war.

Jan 6, 2011

Episode 2 - Part 2E289m

Part 2

U-boat commander Werner Hartenstein has torpedoed the Laconia and mounted an extraordinary rescue operation. U-156's deck is crowded with Allied survivors fished out of the South Atlantic. But in the fog of war confusion reigns and U-156 is spotted by an American bomber which moves in to attack.

Jan 7, 2011

Actors

Franka Potente

Franka Potente

Hilda Smith

Ken Duken

Ken Duken

Werner Hartenstein

Jacob Matschenz

Jacob Matschenz

Mannesmann

Stefan Rudolf

Stefan Rudolf

Remmert

Matthias Koeberlin

Matthias Koeberlin

Rostau

Frederick Lau

Frederick Lau

Fiedler

Andrew Buchan

Andrew Buchan

Thomas Mortimer

Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Elisabeth Fullwood

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

Karl Dönitz

Jodi Balfour

Jodi Balfour

Sarah Fullwood

Nikolai Kinski

Nikolai Kinski

Walter Drexler

Nicholas Burns

Nicholas Burns

Benjamin Coutts

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Captain Sharp

Morven Christie

Morven Christie

Laura Ferguson

Ben Crompton

Ben Crompton

Harry Townes

Ciarán McMenamin

Ciarán McMenamin

Declan McDermott

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