Ship of No Return: The Last Voyage of the Gustloff

It was the greatest catastrophe in naval history and left over 9000 dead - six times more than in the Titanic disaster. Read More

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DVD

Product Type:
1

Discs:
Documentary, Drama Series

Genre:
230 mins

Running Time:
Yes

Special Features:
16:9 Widescreen

Aspect Ratio:
All

Region:
PAL

Format:
18th February 2009

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$29.95
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Overview

It was the greatest catastrophe in naval history and left over 9000 dead - six times more than in the Titanic disaster.

Follow the desperate struggle of thousands of refugees to board the "Wilhelm Gustloff"; the murderous incompetence of rivaling authorities; the counterproductive, fateful interplay of four captains; the cataclysmic sinking of the torpedoed ship in the icy Baltic Sea.

The event two-parter portrays the tragic fate of the Wilhelm Gustloff. Based on historical facts, it follows the courageous captain Hellmut Kehding, who unflinchingly took on a daredevil mission to sail from Gdynia to Kiel. Although the ship was only allowed to carry 2000, nearly 9000 terrified and desperate refugees fleeing from the Red Army made it on board, fighting, clawing and boxing their way through. To make room for them, most of the lifeboats were left behind.

Special Features:

3 hour drama includes 50 minute documentary 'The Final Voyage of the Gustloff'

Language: German
Subtitles: English

Barcode: 9322225073043

Product Reviews (3)

26 Feb 2012 23:14 AEST

alam

from: Mitchell park

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awesome movie - A great human tragedy..

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22 Aug 2009 17:37 AEST

Danica Ridgeway

from: Millswood

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I watched this with interest as I remembered my mother telling me about how she lost nearly all of her family on the Gustloff - not only did they lose their home/farming land in Konigsburg (taken by the Russians and now called Kalliningrad) - the rest of her family were either killed due to the war or some that survived settled in Germany - my mother coming to Australia -while watching I called my Auntie in Germany who gave me the inside on this tragic accident. So so sad. There are still a few elderly ladies that can give you an insight surrounding this tragedy.

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02 Apr 2009 14:43 AEST

Margie

from: Brighton

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SBS should have more dramas like this. It was so much better than that stupid movie "Titanic", not only because it didn't have a stupid theme song sung by Celine Dion or that idiot director James Cameron running around yelling at everyone. I had no idea that this shipwreck had even happened and SO MANY people died; it is so sad to think about. Really good drama. Please keep movies like this coming.

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