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The passenger ship Lusitania was en route home when a German sub blew it out of the water, killing more than 1,000 men, women and children. The sinking of this great ocean liner shocked the world, and "Avenge the Lusitania!" was the rallying cry that lured many young American men to enlist during World War I. In this dramatic 85-minute special, Discovery Channel brings you the story of the doomed ship and, for the first time, goes inside the cramped, foul-smelling hull of the U-boat that fired the fateful torpedo.


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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 0014381439021
Format: Color
Label: Discovery Channel
Manufacturer: Discovery Channel
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Discovery Channel
Region Code: 0
Release Date: 2008-05-06
Running Time: 85
Studio: Discovery Channel
Theatrical Release Date: 2007


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Summary: SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA (DVD)
Comment: This is an excellent film, well-written and well-acted. i was delighted with it. There were a few items stated as fact which are in dispute but a credible case was made. The most important was the treatment of Captain Turner by the Admiralty and the disgraceful attempt to scapegoat an innocent man. Well recommended.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Well done, but flawed
Comment: This Discovery Channel documentary is well done and well acted. The visual effects are also top notch.

However, it draws conclusions that are controviersial at best, and outright false at worst.

There is no concrete evidence that the cause of the second explosion was due to munitions. In fact, it is highly unlikely any muntions exploded for 2 reasons: 1. The munitions being carried on board were small arms ammo with a very low propensity for exploding, and 2. Evidence of the ammo was photographed in situ in 2006 - if it had exploded it could not have been photographed.

The story line of the documentary appears to have been "reverse engineered" to fit the producers own conclusions. These include the tired insinuations of conspiracy and cover up. They go so far as to suggest that Winston Churchill WANTED the Lusitania to be sunk. I didn't know that the Discovery Channel hired Pat Buchanan as their historical advisor!

The film pushes the idea that the British were more responsible for the sinking than the captain of U-20 was, which is absurd.

Without a doubt the admiralty's culpability only extends to their unwillingness to provide escort. The Lusitiania's Captain can only be questioned for not zig-zagging. The disaster lies squarely in the U-20's lap; they knew full well that they were torpedoing a passenger liner, and in fact the Lusitania was a prize many submarine captains were more than willing to claim.

In this film's rush to propose the tired conspiracy and scape-goat cliche, they do a disservice to those viewers who have little of no knowledge of the real history of this event.

In my mind this is unforgivable, and I only rate it 3 stars because it is well produced, acted, and photographed. For historical content I give it a -1.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Better than expected
Comment: I expected this to be a dry documentary with grainy old newsreel. With the use of CGI the filmakers have re-created the last voyage of the Lusitania and made it interesting and viewable
Well done
Customer Rating:
Summary: Well done
Comment: discovery channel look at the sinking of the the lusitania was as good as there one about titanic.i really enjoy the backstory on why this ship should had never sunk.
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Summary: BEST "LUSITANIA" DOCU-DRAMA EVER MADE
Comment: This Discovery Channel speical 90-minute feature is the closets thing to a movie that has been released on the world's second most famous shipwreck after Titanic. In many ways, it can be considered a movie because it fully renacts the events which led up to the most famous sinking of World War I. The actors are great; the set used as the Lusitania herself does look identitcal to the real ship. In fact, newsreel footage taken on May 1, 1915 the day the Lusitania set sail from New York on her fatal voyage is included. The docu-drama also recreates the infamous U-20 and her crew, who were responsible for torpedoing the Lusitania on May 7th, killing 1,195 innocent men, women and children. In just 18 minutes, the 785-foot long ship sank after listing completly to her starboard (right) side, the same side where the torpedo struck. Within seconds of the torpedo's impact, a secondary mysterious explosion occured farther forward; this is believed to have been the TRUE cause for the Lusitania's rapid destruction. To this day, no one can say for sure what caused it; whether it was a coal dust explosion, boilers or even the war supplies rumored to have been aboard near where the torpedo hit. The feature also recreats the heart-breaking aftermath of the sinking; the recovery of floating bodies in Queenstown (Cobh) Southern Ireland; the trail held the month after; and the fate of some of those who survivied. Since the year 2000, many books have been published of the Lusitania more than ever before. Hopefully, a movie shall be made one day to help keep the memory of those who perished alive; and to promote further education into World War I, for there are not a lot of movies based on the First World War. But there are many movies about World War II. The story of the Lusitania coincides with her great rival TITANIC; its the story of one of the world's most luxurious, biggest and fastest ships that ever existed. And like the story of Titanic, the richest people in the world traveled aboard her during this final voyage. In many ways, the sinking of the Lusitania is like PEARL HARBOR; a surprise attack on a beautiful sunny day upon a ship of innocent souls.

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