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The Sinking of the Laconia( 2011)

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Overview

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

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      Franka Potente

      Hilda Smith

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      Ken Duken

      Werner Hartenstein

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      Jacob Matschenz

      Mannesmann

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      Stefan Rudolf

      Remmert

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      Matthias Koeberlin

      Rostau

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      Frederick Lau

      Fiedler

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      Andrew Buchan

      Thomas Mortimer

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      Lindsay Duncan

      Elisabeth Fullwood

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      Thomas Kretschmann

      Karl Dönitz

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      Jodi Balfour

      Sarah Fullwood

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      Nikolai Kinski

      Walter Drexler

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      Nicholas Burns

      Benjamin Coutts

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      Brian Cox

      Captain Sharp

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      Morven Christie

      Laura Ferguson

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      Ben Crompton

      Harry Townes

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      Ciarán McMenamin

      Declan McDermott

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      David Butler

      George Steel

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      Paul Hilton

      Henry Bates

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      Lenny Wood

      Billy Hardacre

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      Matthew Aubrey

      William Williams

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      Ludovico Fremont

      Di Giovanni

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      Louise Barnes

      Mary Bates

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      Josef du Plessis

      Anthony Bates

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      Rebekah Nathan

      Charlotte Bates

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      Richard Firth

      Quartermaster

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      Tom Fairfoot

      Wireless Operator, RMS Laconia

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      Lawrence Joffe

      Rudzinski

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      Jörg Malkow

      Weber

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      Hermanus Pieters

      Dengler

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      Danny Keogh

      Captain Hathaway

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      James Alexander

      Lieutenant Lincoln

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      Ian Van Der Heyden

      Lieutenant Jackson

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      Jannes Eiselen

      Captain Richardson

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      Grant Swanby

      Colonel Ronin

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      Darron Meyer

      Harrower

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      Nicholas Pauling

      Perlman

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      Charlie Keegan

      Ches

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      Justin Shaw

      Chuck Bannister

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      Marius Botha

      Coleman

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      Simon Verhoeven

      Harro Schacht

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      Paul Savage

      Customs Officer

    Current Season

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    Miniseries

    2011 | 2 Episodes

    Miniseries of The Sinking of the Laconia premiered on Jan 06 2011

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Peter McGinn

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    Written by Peter McGinn on Tue 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 ho...

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    Facts

    Status

    Ended

    Status

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    Type

    Miniseries

    Original Language

    English

    Keywords

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