M/S Gustloff
First aired on Mar 2, 2008
60%
Genres: Drama, History, War
Joseph Vilsmaier Two-part TV movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German passenger ship, at the end of World War II. On 30 January 1945, Captain Hellmuth Kehding was in charge of the ship, evacuating wounded soldiers and civilians trapped by the Red Army. Soon after leaving the harbor of Danzig, it was hit by three torpedoes from the Soviet submarine and sank in less than an hour.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Kai Wiesinger | Hellmut Kehding
Valerie Niehaus | Erika Galetschky
Heiner Lauterbach | Harald Kehding
Dana Vávrová | Lilli Simoneit
Detlev Buck | Hagen Koch
Michael Mendl | Kapitän Wilhelm Johannsen
Featured Crew
Joseph Vilsmaier | Director
Christian Heyne | Original Music Composer
Jörg Widmer | Director of Photography
Helmfried Kober | Second Unit Director of Photography
Dirk Grau | Editor
Peter C. Gutenberg | Makeup Artist
