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M/S Gustloff

M/S Gustloff (2008)

3h 4m | PG-13

⭐ 5.868 / 10

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.

Director: Joseph Vilsmaier

Studio: UFA Filmproduktion GmbH

Genre: Drama, History, War

Video: 720p

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Cast

Kai Wiesinger

Kai Wiesinger

as Hellmut Kehding

Valerie Niehaus

Valerie Niehaus

as Erika Galetschky

Heiner Lauterbach

Heiner Lauterbach

as Harald Kehding

Dana Vávrová

Dana Vávrová

as Lilli Simoneit

Detlev Buck

Detlev Buck

as Hagen Koch

Michael Mendl

Michael Mendl

as Kapitän Wilhelm Johannsen