Rms laconia, carrying 2,732 crew, passengers, soldiers and prisoners of war, was torpedoed and. Since rms laconia was sailing without any convoy and not many guns it was an easy target for a uboat attack. Six hundred miles from the coast of africa, in september 1942, a german uboat, u156, sinks the british troopship laconia carrying 1,800 italian pows, 80 british civilians, and 268 polish and british soldiers. However, i think the story and the characters get more interesting in the second part. I was very impressed with the special effects in the bbc sinking of the laconia film. The word laconicto speak in a blunt, concise wayis derived from the name of this region, a reference to the ancient spartans who were renowned for their verbal austerity and blunt. 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. Zkaza lodi laconia the sinking of the laconia tv film. It casted a long shadow over the uboat service and was to have far reaching consequences after the war. 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 coast. The sinking of the laconia is a twopart television film, first aired on 6 and 7 january 2011 on bbc two, about the laconia incident. The cgi b24 liberator must be the best cgi aircraft i have seen to date. This twopart drama brings to life one of the most of the dramatic stories of world war ii.
The laconia is sunk by a german sub which then rescues victims as an american bomber sets to attack. Great film, an excellent and very accurate film about a terrible but true incident that occurred during the second world war. The sinking of the laconia history yesterday channel. In 1942,the laconia,an old british cruise liner turned troop ship, is returning to liverpool from egypt with civilian passengers and italian prisoners. 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. Running approximately 30minutes the sinking of the laconia. Final thoughts the sinking of the laconia is a thoroughly mediocre piece of entertainment. Until then, uboat commanders had assisted the survivors of ships they had sunk with water, food and medical care. The sinking of the laconia tv miniseries 2011 filmaffinity. There were also many italian prisoner of war on board the ship. There is a movie quite well done about the laconia incident, free to watch on youtube, and also a book the sinking of the laconia and the uboat war by james p. Any idea what aircraft they used for the cockpit interior shots.
Jan 07, 2011 i got an interesting little window into the postproduction process watching alan bleasdales excellent second world war drama the sinking of the laconia bbc2. Part one on the 12th september 1942 the laconia a cruise ship turned troop ship was torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u156 commanded by. One would easily think that such a historical and gripping incident could easily fill threehours, but neither alan beasdales script nor uwe jansons direction can make up its mind whether it wants to be trite melodrama or a historical thriller. Jan 06, 2011 the sinking of the rms laconia marked a major turning point in world war ii. Sep 19, 2007 the sinking of the ss laconia post by jfko6 wed dec 14, 2016 8. I got an interesting little window into the postproduction process watching alan bleasdales excellent second world war drama the sinking. The sinking of the laconia, which begins on bbc2 on thursday, tells of the extraordinary events that took place in the. Commander werner hartensteins role in the sinking of the laconia. A solid twopart miniseries with a humanistic message in the vein of merry christmas. The laconia incident how friendly fire changed pow. A german uboat sinks a british troop ship, the laconia, killing more than 1400 men on september 12, 1942. A britishgerman coproduction of the bbc and ard, it was directed by german uwe jansen and written by british alan bleasdale.
Andrew buchan, brian cox, ken duken, lindsay duncan, thomas kretschmann, franka potente, morven christie, jodi balfour, nicholas burns et. The sinking of the laconia dvd, 2012, 2disc set for. Jan 01, 2011 alan bleasdale drama sets the record straight on heroic uboat captain. The sinking of the laconia part 1 bbc movie the laconia incident refers to the controversial events surrounding the sinking and subsequent. She carried a motley crew of women, children, wounded soldiers and italian prisoners of war. Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner laconia by a german uboat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors. The sinking of the laconia hitler parody wiki fandom. I was wondering if it might be a shackleton since the production was filmed in south africa. Click here and start watching the sinking of the laconia in seconds.
My dads uncle was aboard this boat when it happened, so it was a must to purchase this adaptation of the sinking of the laconia. The sinking of the laconia tv miniseries 2010 full. Watch the latest trailers in 60 seconds, including little fires everywhere, brahms. When u156 sank the ship laconia, surfacing to find that it had been loaded with italian pow,s, women and children as well as the usual crew. On the 12th september 1942 the laconia a cruise ship turned troop ship was torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u156, commanded by werner hartenstein. The sinking of the laconia in streaming ed anche in download su cb01, racconta. Season 1 episode 1 the sinking of laconia sbs on demand. The new ship was launched on 9 april 1921, and made her maiden voyage on 25 may 1922 from southampton to new york city. There was nothing remarkable about that until they discovered who was being transported aboard her italian prisoners of war. The sinking of the laconia, 1942 the navy records society. On the 12th september the german u boat u156 torpedoed a passenger ship off the coast of africa. Actrices et acteurs the sinking of the laconia 2011 the sinking of the laconia, casting du film. The sinking of the laconia available on dvd alibris.
Find and read the most recent and previous versions of our newsletter, laconia links. Operating partly under the dictates of the old prize rules, the uboat commander, korvettenkapit. The city of laconia holds special events throughout the yearclick the link below to find a listing of those events. The sinking of the laconia is a twopart tv film, first aired on 6 and 7 january 2011 on bbc two, about the laconia incident. On 12 september 1942, rms laconia under the command of captain rudolph sharp was around 900 miles south of freetown, and 250 miles northeast of ascension island. The sub attacked, sinking the troop ship and imperiling the lives of more than 2,200 passengers. Learn about the history and the unfolding of one of the most controversial incidents of the uboat war, the laconia incident. The u156 sank the rms laconia, 2,732 passengers were on. Watch the sinking of the laconia online full series. The uboat commander werner hartenstein then staged a dramatic effort to rescue the passengers and the crew of laconia, which involved additional german uboats and became known as the laconia incident. The laconia incident had consequences that reached far and wide. In 1942, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, sinking the british ship.
On this day, during ww ii, in 1942, a german uboat, sank the british ship the laconia. This film shows that there were germans even in the military with a large. 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. The hms laconia was a british troop ship and it was carrying several thousand soldiers and sailors. The interior sits prettily in munich as part of the bavaria film studio tour. The event took place some 600 miles from the west coast of africa in september 1942 some. Alan bleasdales drama, the sinking of the laconia recounts a controversial maritime incident in the second world war. Having sunk the ship, hartenstein should have left them to. The sinking of the laconia movie 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 crew. There is a list in the appendix of the sinking of the laconia a tragedy in the battle of the atlantic by ft grossmith. The laconia incident was a series of events surrounding the sinking of a british troopship 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.
She was returning to britain from egypt in the late summer of 1942 when, off the coast of west africa, laconia was torpedoed by u156, a type ix uboat under the command of korvettenkapitan werner hartenstein. The sinking of the laconia tv miniseries is a tv series directed by uwe janson with andrew buchan, brian cox, ken duken, lindsay duncan, year. Find out who to call for your frequently asked questions. However, in response to the incident, donitz issued an order forbidding uboats from rescuing survivors. In the wake of the sinking, hundreds of survivors were left struggling in the water, while others found refuge aboard the lifeboats and rafts that the laconias crew had been able to launch. The sinking of the laconia tv miniseries 2010 imdb. But as hartenstein, the sub commander, was to learn from survivors he. The sinking of the rms laconia marked a major turning point in world war ii. When war broke out, the ship was commandeered by the british government for use as a troopship and fitted with eight sixinch guns. The rms laconia travels the atlantic ocean carrying italian prisoners of war, british troops, and civilian.
Survivors stories allows those who lived the incident to tell their stories. If you like the sinking of the laconia you are looking for realistic, touching and serious movies or tv shows about with german, rescue, ship, shark, submarine, military and ocean or sea themes of drama and history genre shot in uk or germany. The sinking of the laconia dvd, 2012, 2disc set for sale. 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 liner rms laconia, torpedoed on the 12th september 1942. Alan bleasdale drama sets the record straight on heroic uboat captain. Pro est le site pour regardez film the sinking of the laconia vf vostfr hd en streaming et vous pouvez egalement le telecharger via plusieurs platformes, partagez notre site avec vos amis. However, on 12 december 1942, it was torpedoed by a german uboat off the coast of west africa. With world war ii at its peak, a german uboat torpedoes the rms laconia sans the knowledge that its transporting over 2000 passengers. Laconia was delivered to the cunard line on 12 december 1911, and began service on 20 january 1912.
The sinking of the laconia tv miniseries 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Vous pouvez choisir votre plateforme preferee pour regarder film the sinking of the laconia en streaming vf vostfr vfstreaming. 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 crew. In september 1942, at the height of wwii, a german uboat torpedoed the rms laconia, unaware that it carried more than 2000 passengers. Bbc the sinking of the rms laconia in world war ii. Best movies and tv shows like the sinking of the laconia. Andrew buchan, brian cox, ken duken, lindsay duncan, thomas kretschmann, franka potente, morven christie, jodi balfour, nicholas burns et ciaran mcmenamin. While the acting in the sinking of the laconia borderlines at times on dreadful, the script does the players no favors. Alan bleasdale drama sets the record straight on heroic uboat. The sinking of the laconia wikimili, the free encyclopedia.