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The Sinking of the Laconia
The Sinking of the Laconia

The Sinking of the Laconia

2011 1 Season 2 Episodes ★ 6.4 Drama, War & Politics

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

Cast

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

Seasons

Miniseries 2 eps

Miniseries

2011

Details

Status

Ended

Original Language

EN

Network

BBC Two

Production

Talkback Thames, Two Oceans Production, teamWorx

Reviews

P

Peter McGinn

January 25, 2022

★ 6/10

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 ba...

Where to Watch

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