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Britannic (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Brian Trenchard-Smith

Written By:
Brett Thompson
Kim Owen Smith

Actors:
Edward Atterton ..... Reynolds
Amanda Ryan ..... Vera Campbell
Jacqueline Bisset ..... Lady Lewis
Ben Daniels ..... Townsend
John Rhys-Davies ..... Captain Barrett (as John Rhys Davies)
Bruce Payne ..... Doctor Baker
Alex Ferns ..... Stoker Evans
Eleanor Oakley ..... Sarah Lewis
Archie Davies ..... William Lewis
Ed Stobart ..... Mayfield
Adam Bareham ..... Radio Operator
David Lumsden ..... German Radio Operator
Wolf Kahler ..... Captain Kruger
Philip Rham ..... Jurgens
Daniel Coonan ..... Seamus

Synopsis:

Though its infamous sister ship has received most of the attention over the last ninety-five years, the Britannic met its end in a manner eerily similar to the ship of Titanic. A true story that has remained largely untold, the Britannic was one of largest passenger liners in the world when it sunk, and the circumstances surrounding its demise are just as mysterious as those of the Titanic, as it sustained damage almost identical to that of its sister ship. Though it has never been discovered exactly what caused the Britannic to sink, the film is based on historical evidence and imagines that the liner's demise was the doing of German spies on board the boat. Along with this, the film follows some serious problems that a budding romance between a young Briton and German brings on the couple, as their countries are in the midst of fighting WWI on opposing sides. Britannic, a historical drama, provides the first look of its kind at the little known story of this ill-fated ship.

The lazaret ship Brittanic is used by England to transport weapons to Egypt. The German secret service wants to show the abuse of the red cross by overtaking the ship and steering it to a neutral port for inspection. The British secret service hear rumors of an operation and places its own agent, Vera Campell, on board, using the false identity of the nanny of the wife of the British Ambassador in Greece. The German plot to overtake the ship fails, so does a torpedo attack by a submarine. Will the ship be captured?

A fictional account of the sinking of the H.M.H.S. Britannic off the Greek island of Kea in November 1916. This explores the theory of a German agent sabotaging the liner, a hospital ship.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 23 April, 2010.

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