M/S Gustloff

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Joseph Vilsmaier

Featured Cast

Kai Wiesinger

Hellmut Kehding

Valerie Niehaus

Erika Galetschky

Heiner Lauterbach

Harald Kehding

Dana Vávrová

Lilli Simoneit

Detlev Buck

Hagen Koch

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