Britannic

TV Movie
2000
TV-14
1h 33m

IMDb RATING

5.2/10

1.6K

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Action Drama History Mystery Romance War

A fictional account of the sinking of the H.M.H.S. Britannic off the Greek island of Kea in November 1916. This explores the theory of a German Agent sabotaging the liner, a hospital ship.A fictional account of the sinking of the H.M.H.S. Britannic off the Greek island of Kea in November 1916. This explores the theory of a German Agent sabotaging the liner, a hospital ship.A fictional account of the sinking of the H.M.H.S. Britannic off the Greek island of Kea in November 1916. This explores the theory of a German Agent sabotaging the liner, a hospital ship.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.2/10

1.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
To this day the Britannic is the largest ship on the sea floor

Goofs
The ship did not carry any passengers of any form except for military medical personnel and wounded soldiers.

Quotes
Sara Lewis: Surely you're not saying that God is in favor of war?
Captain Barrett: What do you think, Chaplain? Does God pick sides?
Sara Lewis: Of course He would be on our side, wouldn't He?
Reynolds: With so many men dying on both sides, I wonder if He favors either of us.
Captain Barrett: There's a terrible paradox. War is the perfect expression of free will. Which is, of course, God's gift to us.
Reynolds: And like most of His gifts, it is unappreciated and often misused.
Townsend: As I recall, the Bible is filled with stories of God giving His blessing to men who fight for a just cause.
Doctor Baker: Come now, Townsend. You do not believe all this senseless killing warrants God's approval?
Townsend: Are you saying He does not approve of courage and sacrifice?
Sara Lewis: I assure you, I would be willing to do my bit. I realize that, as a female, my options are limited. I shall have to content myself with being the woman behind the man.

Crazy credits
The opening credits are set against footage of World War I and the Britannic's launch (which is actually footage of the Lusitania's launch).

Alternate versions
The movie on Tubi has a different CGI shot at the 4:31 mark than the DVD; a closer view of the tender dropping off the passengers next to the open gangway door of the Britannic at Southampton.

Connections
Featured in Titanic al detalle (2013)

Soundtracks
An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314
(1867) (uncredited)
Music by Johann Strauss
Heard playing in the background in the dining room scenes at the Captain's table

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Review

Featured review

Good film - but awful mistake!

While this is one of the better sort of 'made for TV movies', it did contain one mistake that made me cringe. During a conversation between the German Spy and an Irish accomplice, the accomplice states that many of the Irish seamen aboard will be glad to take part in the seizure of the ship because ' they've had family killed by the Black and Tans'. This is supposed to be 1916. The Black and Tans weren't founded until 1920. Its just a pity that that small element wasn't properly checked out first.