(Die Gustloff)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Germany

Genres:

Drama,

History,

War

Runtime:

184 minutes

Year:

2008

Directors:

Joseph Vilsmaier

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Production companies:

UFA Filmproduktion GmbH,

ZDF

Actors:

Hellmut Kehding

Erika Galetschky

Harald Kehding

Lilli Simoneit

Hagen Koch

Crews:

Director

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Second Unit Director of Photography

Editor