Movie Description
Die Gustloff
(2008)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Joseph Vilsmaier
- Writer : Rainer Berg
- Editor : Dirk Grau
- Cast : Kai Wiesinger,Valerie Niehaus,Heiner Lauterbach,Dana Vávrová,Detlev Buck,Michael Mendl,Francis Fulton-Smith,Karl Markovics,Alexander Held,Ulrike Kriener,Stefan Becker,Martin Bross,Christine Adler,Anja Knauer,Maria Mägdefrau,Nina Mölleken,Thorsten Nindel,Tom Wlaschiha
Cast
Hellmut Kehding
Erika Galetschky
Harald Kehding
Lilli Simoneit
Hagen Koch
Kapitän Wilhelm Johannsen
Korvettenkapitän Leonberg
Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Petri
Ortsgruppenleiter Escher
Erikas Vorgesetzte
Fähnrich
Ältester Matrose
Führerin
Marianne Erdmann
alte Frau
Flüchtlingskind
Leutnant Lehmann
Bootsmann
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Facts
Original TitleDie Gustloff
Status Released
Release Information
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2008-03-02
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 03h 04m
Production CompaniesUFA Filmproduktion GmbH,ZDF
Genres
- Drama
- History
- War
