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How many were killed in Lusitania?
1,198 people
In 1915 it was sunk by a German U-boat, resulting in the death of 1,198 people, including 128 Americans. Despite outrage over the incident, the U.S. government continued to pursue a policy of neutrality for another two years.
How accurate is the movie Lusitania?
While not as lavish a production as the James Cameron movie, “Lusitania” nevertheless gives the viewer a reasonably accurate picture of the ship and its end.
Was the Lusitania carrying ammunition?
The secret report of the inquiry concluded that the Lusitania was not carrying any explosives or any “special ammunition”. The British public were not told at the time about the 5,000 cases of small arms cartridges that had been aboard but were deemed non-military.
Who was the captain of the Lusitania when it sank?
Kapitänleutnant Walter Schwieger was the thirty-year-old commander of the submarine U-20 that sank the Lusitania. His war diary describes the attack and the rapid sinking of the great liner as he viewed it through his periscope.
Did they blame the captain of the Lusitania?
Captain Turner was rescued from the water by Bluebell. The Admiralty sought to blame Turner for the loss of Lusitania, but was exonerated by the Mersey Inquiry and Mayer hearings. Captain Turner’s role in the loss of Lusitania remains a matter of discussion among scholars and authors of the Lusitania disaster.
Where was Lusitania filmed?
The Lusitania scenes were filmed with full-scale sections of the ship off the coast of South Africa while the U-20 scenes were filmed at Bavaria Studios in Munich using the then-newly refurbished 25-year-old U-boat set, studio model and full-size prop originally built for Das Boot .
When did sinking of the Lusitania air?
It aired on the Discovery channel in the US on 13 May, on BBC 1 in the UK on 27 May 2007, in Germany on 28 December 2008 on ARD and on ABC1 in Australia on 11 January 2009 and the History Channel in New Zealand on 3 February 2009 ^ “Sinking of the Lusitania Cast & Crew”.
Who are the actors in the movie RMS Lusitania?
RMS Lusitania John Hannah as Professor Ian Holbourn Kenneth Cranham as Captain William Turner Madeleine Garrood as Avis Dolphin Graham Hopkins as Staff captain James C. Anderson, First Officer Kevin Otto as Alfred Vanderbilt Karen Haacke as Dorothy Taylor Frances Marek as Alice Robinson Aiden Lithgow as Tom Robinson