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National Geographic: Last Voyage of the Lusitania

National Geographic: Last Voyage of the Lusitania (1994)

April. 10,1994
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7.5
| History Documentary

Why did Germany torpedo the Lusitania, a civilian vessel? And why did such an enormous ship sink so fast? Now, take a high-tech plunge beneath the Irish Channel and relive on of the century's most mysterious maritime tragedies: The date is May 7, 1915, just nine months into World War I. A German U-boat torpedoes the Lusitania — one of than largest and fastest luxury liners in the world. Of the 1,959 people aboard, including millionaire Alfred Vanderbilt, nearly two-thirds will die. Many are trapped inside as the great ship sinks in just eighteen minutes.

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Fairaher
1994/04/10

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

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KnotStronger
1994/04/11

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

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Lucia Ayala
1994/04/12

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

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Philippa
1994/04/13

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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