‎The Sinking of the Laconia - Apple TV

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The true story of unexpected humanity in the fog of war through the eyes of survivors.

Drama · 2011 · 1 hr 26 min

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.

1 hr 25 min · Jul 31, 2015
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.

1 hr 25 min · Jul 31, 2015

Thomas Kretschmann

Admiral Karl Dönitz
Paul Hilton

Actor
Frederick Lau

Fiedler
Ken Duken

Werner Hartenstein
Jacob Matschenz

Mannesmann
Brian Cox

Captain Sharp
Nico Hofmann

Producer