Britannic (film)
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| Britannic | |
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 DVD art for Britannic |
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| Directed by | Brian Trenchard-Smith |
| Produced by | Paul Colichman |
| Starring | Edward Atterton Amanda Ryan Jacqueline Bisset Ben Daniels John Rhys-Davies |
| Release date(s) | June 20, 2000 |
| Running time | 93 min. |
| Country |  United States/ United Kingdom |
| Language | English/German |
Britannic is a romantic drama film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. It stars Edward Atterton and Amanda Ryan as star-crossed lovers on the forgotten sister ship of the RMS Titanic, the HMHS Britannic. The film's co-stars include Jacqueline Bisset, Ben Daniels and John Rhys-Davies.
- Tagline: They never thought it would happen again.
[edit] Plot summary
Though its infamous sister ship the Titanic has received most of the attention over the last ninety-six years, the Britannic also met an untimely watery end. A true story that has remained largely untold, the Britannic was one of the largest passenger liners in the world when it sunk, although at the time of its sinking, it had been converted into a hospital troop ship. The film imagines that the ocean liner's demise was the doing of German spies on board the vessel. Along with this, the film follows the problems that a budding romance between a young Briton and German brings on the couple, as their countries are in the midst of fighting the First World War on opposing sides.
[edit] Cast and characters
- Edward Atterton as Reynolds
- Amanda Ryan as Vera Campbell
- Jacqueline Bisset as Lady Lewis
- Ben Daniels as Townsend
- John Rhys-Davies as Captain Bartlett
- Bruce Payne as Doctor Baker
[edit] External links
- Britannic at the Internet Movie Database
- Britannic at Allmovie
- Britannic on Yahoo! Movies.
