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The Sinking of the Laconia (2011)

6.4/10 Ended 90 min Jan 06, 2011 1 Season
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

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Show Details

Original Title The Sinking of the Laconia
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Miniseries
Total Episodes 2
Total Seasons 1
Popularity 4.5

Networks

BBC Two
GB

Cast

Franka Potente
Franka Potente
Hilda Smith
2 episodes
Ken Duken
Ken Duken
Werner Hartenstein
2 episodes
Jacob Matschenz
Jacob Matschenz
Mannesmann
2 episodes
Stefan Rudolf
Stefan Rudolf
Remmert
2 episodes
Matthias Koeberlin
Matthias Koeberlin
Rostau
2 episodes
Frederick Lau
Frederick Lau
Fiedler
2 episodes
Andrew Buchan
Andrew Buchan
Thomas Mortimer
2 episodes
Lindsay Duncan
Lindsay Duncan
Elisabeth Fullwood
2 episodes
Thomas Kretschmann
Thomas Kretschmann
Karl Dönitz
2 episodes
Jodi Balfour
Jodi Balfour
Sarah Fullwood
2 episodes
Nikolai Kinski
Nikolai Kinski
Walter Drexler
2 episodes
Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns
Benjamin Coutts
2 episodes

Key Crew

Producer Hilary Norrish, Johnathan Young
Music Adrian Johnston

Seasons

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Specials
2 episodes 2011
Miniseries
Miniseries
2 episodes 2011

Networks

BBC Two
GB

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Keywords

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

Reviews from TMDB

Peter McGinn 6/10
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 t ... Read more

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Details
First Air Date January 6, 2011
Last Air Date January 7, 2011
Country GB
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 4.5
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