The Sinking of the Laconia (2011)

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

The Sinking of the Laconia

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as Werner Hartenstein

Jacob Matschenz

Jacob Matschenz

Matthias Koeberlin

Matthias Koeberlin

as Thomas Mortimer

as Elisabeth Fullwood

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

as Karl Dönitz

as Sarah Fullwood

as Walter Drexler

as Benjamin Coutts

as Captain Sharp

Morven Christie

Morven Christie

as Laura Ferguson

as Harry Townes

Ciarán McMenamin

Ciarán McMenamin

as Declan McDermott

as George Steel

as Billy Hardacre

as William Williams

Ludovico Fremont

Ludovico Fremont

Josef du Plessis

Josef du Plessis

as Anthony Bates

as Charlotte Bates

as Quartermaster

as Wireless Operator, RMS Laconia

Hermanus Pieters

Hermanus Pieters

as Captain Hathaway

James Alexander

James Alexander

as Lieutenant Lincoln

Ian Van Der Heyden

Ian Van Der Heyden

as Lieutenant Jackson

as Captain Richardson

as Colonel Ronin

Nicholas Pauling

Nicholas Pauling

as Chuck Bannister

Simon Verhoeven

Simon Verhoeven

as Harro Schacht

as Customs Officer

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