The Sinking of the Laconia

The Sinking of the Laconia

Ended First aired 06/Jan/2011 United Kingdom English 2 season(s) 4 episode(s)
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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
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Season 1 · Miniseries
2 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Jan/2011
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S1E2
Part 2
Air date: 07/Jan/2011 · Time: 20:15 · Runtime: 90 min
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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.

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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.

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Part 1
Air date: 06/Jan/2011 · Time: 20:15 · Runtime: 90 min
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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.

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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.

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Season 0 · Specials
2 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Jan/2011
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The Sinking of the Laconia: Survivors' Stories
Air date: 08/Jan/2011 · Time: 20:15 · Runtime: 90 min
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Documentary following the story of the sinking of the Cunard Liner Laconia in World War II through the personal testimonies of six survivors. The real life accounts of the survivors are supplemented with illustrative archival moving footage, photographs of the actual incident and short exerts from the drama 'The Sinking of the Laconia'.

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Documentary following the story of the sinking of the Cunard Liner Laconia in World War II through the personal testimonies of six survivors. The real life accounts of the survivors are supplemented with illustrative archival moving footage, photographs of the actual incident and short exerts from the drama 'The Sinking of the Laconia'.

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The Sinking of the Laconia - The Movie
Air date: 06/Jan/2011 · Time: 20:15 · Runtime: 90 min
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Drama based on 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.

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Drama based on 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.

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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
David Butler
David Butler
George Steel
Paul Hilton
Paul Hilton
Henry Bates

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Knut Loewe
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Monika Jacobs
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Michael Schreitel
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Uwe Janson
Uwe Janson
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Tobias Haas
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Hilary Norrish
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Johnathan Young
Johnathan Young
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Adrian Johnston
Adrian Johnston
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Alan Bleasdale
Alan Bleasdale
Writer

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