Scripted Drama
Lusitania: Murder on the Atlantic
On May 17th 1915, the Lusitania was holed by a single torpedo from a German U-boat. Just 18 minutes later, the liner had sunk. 1,200 of the 1,900 passengers and crew perished.
Bitter controversy surrounded the sinking: was the ship as innocent as she seemed? Had the British government secretly used a passenger ship to carry explosives? Worse still, had Winston Churchill deliberately sacrificed the Lusitania to bring America into the war?
| Broadcaster: | BBC, Discovery Channel, NDR, M6 |
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| Distributor: | Channel 4 International |
| Genre: | Scripted Drama |
| Format: | 1 x 90 min |
| Production year: | 2006 |
| Executive Producer: | Tom Brisley, Julian Ware |
| Produced by: | Johann Insanally |
| Directed by: | Christopher Spencer |