Britannic (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Britannic |
| Original title | Britannic |
| Country of production | United Kingdom , United States |
| original language | English , German |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Brian Trenchard-Smith |
| script |
Brett Thompson , Kim Owen Smith , Dennis A. Pratt , Brian Trenchard-Smith |
| production |
Bud W. Brutsman , Paul Colichman , Mark R. Harris , Judith Hunt |
| music | Alan Parker |
| camera | Ivan Strasburg |
| cut |
Stan Cole , Rob Kobrin , John Lafferty |
| occupation | |
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Britannic is a British - American film drama made in 2000 by director and screenwriter Brian Trenchard-Smith . The television drama tells of the sinking of the HMHS Britannic (1914), a sister ship of the RMS Titanic . The real Britannic was used as a hospital ship during World War I and sank on November 21, 1916 during a war mission off Greece .
action
At the center of the action is the company around Lady Lewis, a wealthy ambassador wife who goes on board with her children and her governess, Vera Campbell. Vera soon met the nice and courteous Catholic chaplain Reynolds, whom she fell in love with despite his job. But both Vera and Reynolds keep secrets from each other.
Both work as agents for the intelligence services of the rival power blocs - Vera for the British and Reynolds for the German secret service. In truth, he murdered the real Chaplain Reynolds, stole his ticket and took his place on board.
The drama comes to a head when Captain Barrett and the crew can spot German submarines within sight of the ship. The ship is shot at, but can avoid the torpedoes. While the people aboard venture to safety, Reynolds plans to sink the ship after discovering weapons and ammunition in a storage room. Vera finds out about him, but cannot prevent Reynolds from blowing up a hole in a coal bunker with a bottle of ether .
When the captain tries to put the ship aground, the sinking accelerates. Vera and Reynolds are the last to leave the ship, saving each other's lives several times and finally realizing their love for one another. Reynolds dies when the lifeboat he is in is smashed by the propeller that is still running. Vera is rescued and, with everyone else, sees the Britannic sinking into the sea.
Reviews
“Thriller about the sinking of the British hospital ship 'Britannic', which sank 19 [16] in the strait of Kea near Greece. The film spins an exciting sabotage story around the historical event, in which the ship's chaplain acts as a spy for the Germans, with a British agent hot on his heels. "
background
The film was shot at Bray Film Studios in Windsor , England .
error
- In the movie, the captain's name is Barrett when his real name is Bartlett.
- A submarine follows the ship for several hundred nautical miles, which is not possible, because at that time the submarines drove a maximum of 12 knots and were too slow for the Britannic .
- The ship sinks at dawn, while the real Britannic didn't sink until 9:07 a.m.
- In the film, a German spy sinks the Britannic while there is a high probability that it actually ran into a sea mine .
- In the film, there is a shooting during the trip, which is not true.
- In the film, passengers are also taken, while the real Britannic never had any on board.
- In the movie, Captain Barrett is in a lifeboat long before he went down; the actual Captain Bartlett, however, survived the sinking on a raft until he was later picked up by a boat.
Web links
- Britannic in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Britannic at rotten tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Britannic. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 2, 2017 .