The Sinking of the Laconia
About The Sinking of the Laconia
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
BBC Two's The Sinking of the Laconia is a war and politics series. It reached one season of 2 episodes from January 2011.
Franka Potente appears as Hilda Smith, Ken Duken as Werner Hartenstein, Jacob Matschenz as Mannesmann, and Stefan Rudolf as Remmert. It was produced by Talkback Thames.
Members will find war, 1940s, modern history, and historical in it. It streams on Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, and Acorn TV Apple TV channel in the United States.
The Pacific, Band of Brothers, and Our Miracle Years make useful companions to The Sinking of the Laconia.