The Sinking of the Laconia (2011)

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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

• Released: 2011-01-06
• Genres: Drama, War & Politics
• Seasons: 1, 2 episodes
• Episode length: 1h 30m
• Network: BBC Two
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 33 votes

Top cast

• Franka Potente as Hilda Smith
• Ken Duken as Werner Hartenstein
• Jacob Matschenz as Mannesmann
• Stefan Rudolf as Remmert
• Matthias Koeberlin as Rostau
• Frederick Lau as Fiedler
• Andrew Buchan as Thomas Mortimer
• Lindsay Duncan as Elisabeth Fullwood
• Thomas Kretschmann as Karl Dönitz
• Jodi Balfour as Sarah Fullwood

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Sinking of the Laconia

• United States: stream on Acorn TV, PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand, Acorn TV Apple TV channel, Thirteen, WETA+
• Canada: stream on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Acorn TV, Acorn TV Apple TV channel
• Australia: watch free on 10

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