- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Exempt
- Studio: Oracle
- DVD Release Date: 21 Feb 2005
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0002KRTXY
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 66,458 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
This is a DVD for anyone interested in the LUSITANIA and its final sinking by German U boat.
First, I'd suggest you only buy this DVD if you are already familiar with the background. This means, being aware of the Lusitania as a trans-Atlantic liner in the days before plane travel. The DVD spends hardly any time at all setting this scene (which is a pity) and there is hardly any time spent about the ship itself, its service or comforts.
Instead, the DVD is a great documentary on what happened when it came to be torpeodoed and its fate after the torpedo hit. In particular, the most provoking issue is why the ship sank completely within 20 minutes with a full lifeboat complement on board (many of which were utterly useless to save lives when they were needed, due to the high speed of the ship) - and unlike the Titanic, which didn't have anything like enough lifeboats, what caused the Lusitania to sink so fast? The DVD concentrates on whether a second on-board explosion could have happened after the torpedo hit, to seal the fate of those on board, and brings some of the drama of the sinking (within sight of land, on a clear day) home to roost. How was it that so many people died within miles of Ireland's coastline clearly in sight from the decks of the ship? Why was there no sea protection for such a great liner, packed with passengers and crew?
This is an intense documentary with questions aired for discussion. Was the Lusitania an act of war waiting to happen, perhaps, and should civilians have been allowed to sail where they were, without any sea protection whatever? Going fast proved to be no defence at all.
If you are interested in the fate of the Lusitania and the people who died onboard, this is a good buy. It's specialist, though, but could interest many just because of the subject itself.
Note:
For reference, the Lusitania and the Mauretania were sister Cunard ships, in their day the fastest in the world - the Titanic was a rival White Star liner, which came and went while the Lusitania operated on the trans-Atlantic route between Liverpool and New York. Those who sailed would say that the Cunard ships were in a different league from White Star in terms of performance and quality of service, which made them the state of art in their day.
First, I'd suggest you only buy this DVD if you are already familiar with the background. This means, being aware of the Lusitania as a trans-Atlantic liner in the days before plane travel. The DVD spends hardly any time at all setting this scene (which is a pity) and there is hardly any time spent about the ship itself, its service or comforts.
Instead, the DVD is a great documentary on what happened when it came to be torpeodoed and its fate after the torpedo hit. In particular, the most provoking issue is why the ship sank completely within 20 minutes with a full lifeboat complement on board (many of which were utterly useless to save lives when they were needed, due to the high speed of the ship) - and unlike the Titanic, which didn't have anything like enough lifeboats, what caused the Lusitania to sink so fast? The DVD concentrates on whether a second on-board explosion could have happened after the torpedo hit, to seal the fate of those on board, and brings some of the drama of the sinking (within sight of land, on a clear day) home to roost. How was it that so many people died within miles of Ireland's coastline clearly in sight from the decks of the ship? Why was there no sea protection for such a great liner, packed with passengers and crew?
This is an intense documentary with questions aired for discussion. Was the Lusitania an act of war waiting to happen, perhaps, and should civilians have been allowed to sail where they were, without any sea protection whatever? Going fast proved to be no defence at all.
If you are interested in the fate of the Lusitania and the people who died onboard, this is a good buy. It's specialist, though, but could interest many just because of the subject itself.
Note:
For reference, the Lusitania and the Mauretania were sister Cunard ships, in their day the fastest in the world - the Titanic was a rival White Star liner, which came and went while the Lusitania operated on the trans-Atlantic route between Liverpool and New York. Those who sailed would say that the Cunard ships were in a different league from White Star in terms of performance and quality of service, which made them the state of art in their day.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
We found this DVD of the Lusitania most enlightening, we say that the Titanic was famous, but really she was no where near the technology, and speed of the two sister ships of the Cunard line, which both ships attained the blue riband.
We would like to see more dvd,s on the construction of the Lusitania and its Edwardian innovations which made the two sister ships famous.
We would like to see more dvd,s on the construction of the Lusitania and its Edwardian innovations which made the two sister ships famous.
6 of 15 people found the following review helpful
This has to be a poor documentary at only one hour long. It is ultimately something one would see on the Discovery channel. It tells the story of the ill-fated cruise liner - and sister of the Titanic - as it plunged to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a little on the political side, siting on the German U-boats as a culprit for the Lusitanias ill-fated mission. I don't think this DVD will appeal to many people interested in shipping, as it is more a film about the war and ships.
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