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The Sinking of the Laconia is a two-part television film, first aired on 6 and 7 January 2011 on BBC Two, about the Laconia incident; the sinking of the British ocean liner RMS Laconia during World War II by a German U-boat, which then, together with three other U-boats and an Italian submarine, rescued the passengers but was in turn attacked ...
- Drama
Six hundred miles from the coast of Africa, in September 1942, a German U-boat, U-156, sinks the British troopship Laconia carrying 1,800 Italian POWs, 80 British civilians, and 268 Polish and British soldiers.
- (1.2K)
- 2011-01-05
- Drama, History, War
- Andrew Buchan, Ken Duken, Lindsay Duncan
Aug 7, 2012 · The Sinking of the Laconia trailer. In September 1942, at the height of WWII, a German U-boat torpedoed the RMS Laconia, unaware that it carried more than 2,000 passengers.
- 2 min
- 72.7K
- AcornMediaUS
This epic two-part drama tells the story of Hilda Smith, a German national fleeing Nazi Germany, Thomas Mortimer, an officer aboard The Laconia, and U-boat Captain Werner Hartenstein, alongside...
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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With World War II at its peak, a German U-Boat torpedoes the RMS Laconia - sans the knowledge that it's transporting over 2000 passengers. There ensues a real-life tale of self-sacrifice, courage...
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