Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea

Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea

Directed by Christopher Spencer

Produced by DSP, NDR

200790 min6.3 / 10

A historically grounded dramatization of a wartime maritime disaster that examines the tragedy from multiple perspectives, balancing human suffering with the moral complexities of war.

The story of the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 after she was torpedoed off the Irish coast. The story is told from the perspective of Prof. Holbourn (a passenger), the German U-boat and its captain and crew, and other passengers, crew and Admiralty staff

Questions people ask

  • Is Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

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22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity18

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Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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