The Sinking of the Laconia
Limited Series 2011 · 2 eps · ★ 6.4 · Drama, War & Politics
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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
Directed by Uwe Janson · Written by Alan Bleasdale
Network: BBC Two
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Franka Potente Hilda Smith -
Ken Duken Werner Hartenstein -
Jacob Matschenz Mannesmann -
Stefan Rudolf Remmert -
Matthias Koeberlin Rostau -
Frederick Lau Fiedler -
Andrew Buchan Thomas Mortimer -
Lindsay Duncan Elisabeth Fullwood -
Thomas Kretschmann Karl Dönitz -
Jodi Balfour Sarah Fullwood -
Nikolai Kinski Walter Drexler -
Nicholas Burns Benjamin Coutts
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