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The Sinking of the Laconia (2011)

Drama, War & Politics1h 30m
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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

    Series Cast

    1. Franka Potente

      Franka Potente

      Hilda Smith

    2. Ken Duken

      Ken Duken

      Werner Hartenstein

    3. Jacob Matschenz

      Jacob Matschenz

      Mannesmann

    4. Stefan Rudolf

      Stefan Rudolf

      Remmert

    5. Matthias Koeberlin

      Matthias Koeberlin

      Rostau

    6. Frederick Lau

      Frederick Lau

      Fiedler

    7. Andrew Buchan

      Andrew Buchan

      Thomas Mortimer

    8. Lindsay Duncan

      Lindsay Duncan

      Elisabeth Fullwood

    9. Thomas Kretschmann

      Thomas Kretschmann

      Karl Dönitz

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    Season 1

    2011 | 2 Episodes

    Season 1 of The Sinking of the Laconia premiered on January 6, 2011.

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    A review by Peter McGinn

    6.0
    Written by Peter McGinn on Jan 25, 2022

    I didn’t find this two-part series to be compelling viewing, and in fact it barely held my attention enough to allow me to finish watching it. I was not offended by the layered character study presented here of a German U-Boat captain who is allowed a thoughtful and human response to learning of the number of civilians on the ship he has sunk, including women and children. It does seemed out of balance with the nearly cameo appearance of the American pilots who ignore the Red Cross displayed and attack the sub. They have no qualms, no troubling doubts. I also was less than impressed with h...

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    StatusEnded

    Networks

    • BBC Two

    TypeMiniseries

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Keywords

    • world war ii
    • historical
    • naval combat
    • 1940s
    • untergang
    • war
    • modern warfare
    • modern history