The Sinking of the Laconia (2011)

Drama, War & Politics | Jan 6, 2011 - Jan 7, 2011 | Ended

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

Director: Uwe Janson

Producer: Johnathan Young Hilary Norrish

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Franka Potente

Hilda Smith, passenger, RMS Laconia

Brian Cox

Captain Sharp, RMS Laconia

Thomas Kretschmann

Admiral Karl Dönitz, Commander of U-Boats

Simon Verhoeven

Korvettenkapitän Harro Schacht, captain, U-507

Ciarán McMenamin

Declan McDermott, wine steward, RMS Laconia

Lindsay Duncan

Elisabeth Fullwood, passenger, RMS Laconia

Stefan Rudolf

Remmert, U-156

Matthias Koeberlin

Oberleutnant (Ing.) Rostau, chief engineer, U-156

Ken Duken

Korvettenkapitän Werner Hartenstein, captain, U-156

Frederick Lau

Fiedler, wireless operator, U-156

Jacob Matschenz

Oberleutnant zur See Mannesmann, first officer, U-156

Nikolai Kinski

Korvettenkapitän Walter Drexler, Dönitz's aide, U-Boats

Grant Swanby

Colonel Ronin, USAAF

Ben Crompton

Harry Townes, acting leading seaman, RMS Laconia

Danny Keogh

Captain Hathaway, Royal Navy

Nicholas Burns

Captain Benjamin Coutts, British Army

Ludovico Fremont

Di Giovanni, Italian POW

Paul Hilton

Henry Bates, passenger, RMS Laconia

Jodi Balfour

Sarah Fullwood, passenger, RMS Laconia

Darron Meyer

Harrower, pilot, USAAF Liberator

Morven Christie

Laura Ferguson, passenger, RMS Laconia

Ian Van Der Heyden

Lieutenant Jackson, Royal Navy

Louise Barnes

Mary Bates, passenger, RMS Laconia

Nicholas Pauling

Perlman, navigator, USAAF Liberator

Matthew Aubrey

Corporal William Williams, cook, British Army

Charlie Keegan

Ches, gunner, USAAF Liberator

Lawrence Joffe

Sergeant Rudzinski, Free Polish Army

Marius Botha

Coleman, bombardier, USAAF Liberator

James Alexander

Lieutenant Lincoln, Royal Navy

Andrew Buchan

Junior Third Officer Thomas Mortimer, RMS Laconia

Tom Fairfoot

Wireless Operator, RMS Laconia

Jannes Eiselen

Captain Robert C. Richardson III, USAAF

David Butler

First Officer Steel, RMS Laconia

Paul Savage

Egyptian Customs Officer

Justin Shaw

Chuck Bannister, gunner, USAAF Liberator

Lenny Wood

Billy Hardacre, trimmer, RMS Laconia

Josef du Plessis

Anthony Bates, passenger, RMS Laconia

Rebekah Nathan

Charlotte Bates, passenger, RMS Laconia

Richard Firth

Quartermaster, RMS Laconia

Jörg Malkow

Weber, wireless operator, U-156

Hermanus Pieters

Dengler, U-156

Franka Potente Hilda Smith, passenger, RMS Laconia

Brian Cox Captain Sharp, RMS Laconia

Thomas Kretschmann Admiral Karl Dönitz, Commander of U-Boats

Simon Verhoeven Korvettenkapitän Harro Schacht, captain, U-507

Ciarán McMenamin Declan McDermott, wine steward, RMS Laconia

Lindsay Duncan Elisabeth Fullwood, passenger, RMS Laconia

Stefan Rudolf Remmert, U-156

Matthias Koeberlin Oberleutnant (Ing.) Rostau, chief engineer, U-156

Ken Duken Korvettenkapitän Werner Hartenstein, captain, U-156

Frederick Lau Fiedler, wireless operator, U-156

Jacob Matschenz Oberleutnant zur See Mannesmann, first officer, U-156

Nikolai Kinski Korvettenkapitän Walter Drexler, Dönitz's aide, U-Boats

Grant Swanby Colonel Ronin, USAAF

Ben Crompton Harry Townes, acting leading seaman, RMS Laconia

Danny Keogh Captain Hathaway, Royal Navy

Nicholas Burns Captain Benjamin Coutts, British Army

Ludovico Fremont Di Giovanni, Italian POW

Paul Hilton Henry Bates, passenger, RMS Laconia

Jodi Balfour Sarah Fullwood, passenger, RMS Laconia

Darron Meyer Harrower, pilot, USAAF Liberator

Morven Christie Laura Ferguson, passenger, RMS Laconia

Ian Van Der Heyden Lieutenant Jackson, Royal Navy

Louise Barnes Mary Bates, passenger, RMS Laconia

Nicholas Pauling Perlman, navigator, USAAF Liberator

Matthew Aubrey Corporal William Williams, cook, British Army

Charlie Keegan Ches, gunner, USAAF Liberator

Lawrence Joffe Sergeant Rudzinski, Free Polish Army

Marius Botha Coleman, bombardier, USAAF Liberator

James Alexander Lieutenant Lincoln, Royal Navy

Andrew Buchan Junior Third Officer Thomas Mortimer, RMS Laconia

Tom Fairfoot Wireless Operator, RMS Laconia

Jannes Eiselen Captain Robert C. Richardson III, USAAF

David Butler First Officer Steel, RMS Laconia

Paul Savage Egyptian Customs Officer

Justin Shaw Chuck Bannister, gunner, USAAF Liberator

Lenny Wood Billy Hardacre, trimmer, RMS Laconia

Josef du Plessis Anthony Bates, passenger, RMS Laconia

Rebekah Nathan Charlotte Bates, passenger, RMS Laconia

Richard Firth Quartermaster, RMS Laconia

Jörg Malkow Weber, wireless operator, U-156

Hermanus Pieters Dengler, U-156

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Uwe Janson Director

Johnathan Young Producer

Hilary Norrish Producer

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The Sinking of the Laconia (2011)

Drama, War & Politics | Jan 6, 2011 - Jan 7, 2011 | Ended

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