The Sinking Of The Laconia (DVD)

Directed by Uwe Janson

Starring: Brian Cox, Lindsay Duncan, Andrew Buchan, Jodi Balfour, Morven Christie, Ken Duken, Jacob Matschenz, Franka Potente, Thomas Kretschmann, Nicholas Burns

Contributors: Alan Bleasdale, Hilary Norrish, Adrian Johnston, Michael Schreitel, Stefan Sasse, Johnathan Young

Studio: Old Gold Media
Main Language:
English
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 16 Dec 2024
Originally Issued: 2010
No of Discs: 1
Weight: 66g
Dimensions: 135 x 16 x 191 (mm)
Genre: Television
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Rental/Retail: Retail/Rental
Run Time: 171 minutes
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1

Description

Made-for-television war drama based on real events. In September 1942, a German U-boat sinks the British ocean liner RMS Laconia 650 miles off the west coast of Africa. When the U-Boat's commander Werner Hartenstein (Ken Duken) realises that the ship has Italian POWs and civilians on board, he makes a decision that goes against the orders of Nazi high command and instructs his men to save as many of the shipwrecked survivors as they can.

The cast also includes Brian Cox, Franka Potente and Lindsay Duncan.

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