Lusitania - Murder on the Atlantic

original title:
Lusitania - Murder on the Atlantic
other titles:
(Der Untergang der Lusitania)
country / year of production:
Great Britain , Germany / 2007
original length:
90 min. , color
premiere:
USA: 12 May 2007
genre:
docu dram
based on:
Adolph Hoeling. The Last Voyage of the Lusitania. New York: Holt, 1957.
director:
Christopher Spencer
film script:
Sarah Williams
producer:
Johann Insanally
cinematographer:
Rob Goldie
editor:
composer:
Ben Bartlett
cast (role):
Kenneth Cranham , Michael Feast , John Hannah , Graham Hopkins , Florian Panzer
more:
plot synopsis:
This Docudrama shows the sinking of the Lusitania, torpedoed by a german U-Boat off the Irish Coast on the 15. May 1915.The story is told from 3 perspectives, i.e. the view from the german U-Boat crew, the crew and passengers from the Lusitania and the british Admirality staff. This incident leads to the war declaration by the United States to Germany.
keywords:
documentary , submarine , war crimes
war:
First World War (1914-1918)
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