Movie: M/S Gustloff

Top 10 Billed Cast

Kai Wiesinger
Kai Wiesinger

Hellmut Kehding

Valerie Niehaus
Valerie Niehaus

Erika Galetschky

Heiner Lauterbach
Heiner Lauterbach

Harald Kehding

Dana Vávrová
Dana Vávrová

Lilli Simoneit

Detlev Buck
Detlev Buck

Hagen Koch

Michael Mendl
Michael Mendl

Kapitän Wilhelm Johannsen

Francis Fulton-Smith
Francis Fulton-Smith

Korvettenkapitän Leonberg

Karl Markovics
Karl Markovics

Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Petri

Alexander Held
Alexander Held

Ortsgruppenleiter Escher

Ulrike Kriener
Ulrike Kriener

Erikas Vorgesetzte

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  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    2008-03-02

  • Average

    5.9

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    Ship of No Return

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    Deutsch
  • Keywords

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