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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
A dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner Laconia by a German U-boat in 1942 and the rescue of 400 survivors. The series explores the human side of the remarkable events, the friendships, the heroism and the dilemmas of the characters involved.
- (1.2K)
- 2011-01-05
- Drama, History, War
- Andrew Buchan, Ken Duken, Lindsay Duncan
The Laconia incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of a British passenger ship in the Atlantic Ocean on 12 September 1942, during World War II, and a subsequent aerial attack on German and Italian submarines involved in rescue attempts. RMS Laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers, and prisoners of war, was torpedoed ...
Watch the true story of unexpected humanity in the fog of war through the eyes of survivors. The Sinking of the Laconia is a PBS drama series based on the sinking of a hospital ship in World War II.
Sep 8, 2022 · Watch the first episode of a documentary series about the remarkable rescue of survivors of a torpedoed ship by a German submarine in World War II. Learn about the background, the events, and the aftermath of this extraordinary story of humanity.
- 86 min
Sep 8, 2022 · Episode 2 | 1h 25m 14s |. U-boat commander Werner Hartenstein has torpedoed the Laconia and then mounted an extraordinary rescue operation. U-156's deck is crowded with Allied survivors fished...
- 85 min
All Things Considered. All Live Streams. The Sinking of the Laconia. This is the true story of the 1942 sinking of the liner Laconia by a German U-boat through the eyes of six survivors.
