Name: The Sinking of the Laconia
Released: 2011-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Thomas Kretschmann, Paul Hilton, Frederick Lau

TV Show · Drama · History

When the RMS Laconia sinks during World War II, nearly 3,000 lives are left adrift at sea. Defying orders, a German U-boat commander launches a daring rescue, until tragedy strikes. A powerful true story of humanity, survival, and heroism.

2011 · 2h 0m

Starring Thomas Kretschmann, Paul Hilton, Frederick Lau

EPISODE 1

Part 1

September 1942. The RMS Laconia travels the Atlantic Ocean carrying Italian prisoners of war, British troops, and civilian passengers. While Junior Third Officer Thomas Mortimer befriends the enigmatic Hilda Smith, beneath the sea, a German U-boat looks for targets.
EPISODE 2

Part 2

A tentative truce forms between the sailors and the survivors. Mortimer is taken aboard the U-boat, and Hilda reveals her secret. Hartenstein's distress call has surprising consequences both for the rescue operation and the future conduct of the war.