Six hundred miles from the coast of africa, in september 1942, a german uboat, u156, sinks the british troopship laconia which is en route from cape town to the united kingdom. The sinking of the laconia the laconia incident was a pivotal moment in wwii when the german uboat the kriegsmarine torpedoed the rms laconia, carrying 2,308 people, off the coast of west africa. The laconia was sunk by a german uboat off the coast of west africa in september 1942. Laconia originaltitel the sinking of the laconia ist ein zweiteiliger deutsch britischer spielfilm aus dem jahr 2011. The comments by other readers fall outside this useability and should not be used. As its a primary source, id say that it was useable to add to the article per wp. Twopart drama based on the true story of the allied ship laconia, sunk in wwii by a german uboat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian. On board the crowded submarine, a tentative truce forms between the sailors and the survivors. The sinking of the laconia bbc two alan bleasdales slowly engrossing and occasionally very moving the sinking of the laconia had three things going against it. The rms laconia was a cunardwhite star liner which had been requisitioned by the british government and converted to a troop transport in 1941. The true story of the allied ship laconia, sunk in wwii by a german uboat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew gen. With andrew buchan, ken duken, franka potente, thomas kretschmann. Watch the sinking of the laconia season 1, episode 2 part 2.
The sinking of the laconia part 1 bbc movie the laconia incident refers to the controversial events surrounding the sinking and subsequent aborted rescue attempt of a british troopship in the. The sinking of the laconia watch full episodes and clips. The rms laconia travels the atlantic ocean carrying italian prisoners of war, british. Reviewed in the united states on december 10, 2011. Documentary telling the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors. Boyfriend for christmas online subtitrat nifty subtitles team download subt. The sinking of the laconia by ken duken, franka potente. Greet, 91, believes that bleasdales drama, filmed on location in the. In 1942, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, sinking the british ship. The true story of the allied ship laconia, sunk in wwii by a german uboat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew. The sinking of the laconia, 1942 the navy records society. About the sinking of the laconia the sinking of the.
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Watch the sinking of the laconia online free on 123movies. Media in category the sinking of the lusitania film the following 66 files are in this category, out of 66 total. I am not entirely certain that it is not all a dream. The liner laconia on sept 12, 1942 at 2207 hours u156 under the command of kptlt. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. Voir plus didees sur le theme film, affiche film et cinema. Holding in position, downwind range 23000 meters, waiting for sinking. Commander werner hartensteins role in the sinking of the laconia. Alan bleasdale drama sets the record straight on heroic uboat. Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german u boat in 1942 through the eyes of six. Rms laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and sunk by u156, a german uboat, off the west african. Floyds story appeared in newspapers throughout the united states. Twopart 2011 miniseries which originally aired on the beeb depicting the real life events surrounding the sinking of hms laconia by a uboat in september 1942, and the subsequent rescue of the survivors by the crew of the submarine.
Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors. I have tried to download it all afternoon on iplayer my download speeds are not up to it. Actrices et acteurs the sinking of the laconia 2011 the sinking of the laconia, casting du film. Werner hartenstein torpedoed a large target in the south atlantic in position 05. Watch the sinking of the laconia online, documentary telling the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of. However, i think the story and the characters get more interesting in the second part. Subtitrare and justice for all subtitrare download subtitrare no strings attached traducere film the a team rar subtitrare the tree of life 2011 ppvrip iflix ro sub bridesmaids crazy stupid love rezumat haven season 2 sub subtitrareroad kill subtitrare larry cr how i met your mother season 5 subtitrare senna online subtitrat attack. The large vessel was the british liner laconia 19,695 tons which sank at 2323 hours. Season 1 of the sinking of the laconia premiered on january 6, 2011. It is a bulgarianswedish production telling the story of a young parisian couple spending their vacation on a small island off the bulgarian black sea coast. The sinking of the laconia is on bbc two at 9pm on thursday, 6 january. Andrew buchan, ken duken, franka potente, thomas kretschmann, brian cox, lindsay duncan, uwe janson.
This twopart drama brings to life one of the most of the dramatic stories of world war ii. Knut lowe production designer of the sinking of the laconia has a blog which gives some of the background to the production. Originally broadcast in great britain as a television miniseries, this docudrama travels back to the fateful month of september 1942 and recreates a stunning series of events. Having blown the ship out of the water, the captain and the crew of the very submarine which destroyed them, mounted a massive rescue operation, aided. The sinking of the laconia tv miniseries 2010 imdb. The sinking of the lusitania winsor mccay, signed cel. Season 1 episode 2 the sinking of laconia sbs on demand. She was then used as a headquarters ship for the operations to capture tanga. The sinking of the laconia ran on germa tv under the title laconia. The liner was carrying a 6man crew, some 80 civilians, military material and personnel 268 men and approx.
Captain hartenstein of the u156 believed the ship to be a troop carrier but on finding that he had torpedoed civilians he launched a. The interior sits prettily in munich as part of the bavaria film studio tour. Apparently the cut of the german version was different, creating a somewhat different impression, if not to say moreless seems to almost have. In september 1942, at the height of wwii, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, unaware that it carried more than 2000 passengers.
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