The Sinking of the Laconia

The Sinking of the Laconia

Drama 2011

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In 1942, a German U-boat torpedoed the RMS Laconia, sinking the British ship, which carried more than 2,000 passengers. Led by an outstanding cast, this harrowing story is dramatized with deft characterizations, narrative subtlety, and moral complexity.

Drama 2011

TV-14

Starring Thomas Kretschmann, Paul Hilton, Frederick Lau

EPISODE 1

Part 1

September 1942. The RMS Laconia travels the Atlantic Ocean carrying Italian prisoners of war, British troops, and civilian passengers. While Junior Third Officer Thomas Mortimer befriends the enigmatic Hilda Smith, beneath the sea, a German U-boat looks for targets.

1 hr 25 min · Jul 31, 2015 TV-14
EPISODE 2

Part 2

A tentative truce forms between the sailors and the survivors. Mortimer is taken aboard the U-boat, and Hilda reveals her secret. Hartenstein's distress call has surprising consequences both for the rescue operation and the future conduct of the war.

1 hr 25 min · Jul 31, 2015 TV-14

Thomas Kretschmann

Admiral Karl Dönitz
Paul Hilton

Actor
Frederick Lau

Fiedler
Ken Duken

Werner Hartenstein
Jacob Matschenz

Mannesmann

About

The Sinking of the Laconia

DRAMA

In 1942, a German U-boat torpedoed the RMS Laconia, sinking the British ship, which carried more than 2,000 passengers. Led by an outstanding cast, this harrowing story is dramatized with deft characterizations, narrative subtlety, and moral complexity.

Information

Studio: OneGate Media GmbH
Released: 2011
Rated: TV-14
Regions of Origin: Germany, United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio: English
Subtitles: English (United States) (SDH)