Achille Lauro - The terror cruise

Achille Lauro - The terror cruise

2025
1h 30m
8.0

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Documentary History Drama
Overview

An Italian cruise ship carrying passengers from all over the world is hijacked off the coast of Egypt by a Palestinian commando unit. It is the beginning of a three-day ordeal in 1985 that culminates in the murder of an American hostage and an armed clash between two NATO allies to capture his killers.

Status: Released

Language: IT

Production Information

Production Companies
B&B Film WDR/Arte MiC Regione Campania Film Commission Regione Campania Creative Europe Media
Production Countries
Germany Italy
Spoken Languages
German English Arabic Italian

Keywords

palestine liberation of hostage terrorism docudrama hostage situation hostage negotiator hostages testimony crime documentary

Quick Facts

Original Title Achille Lauro - La crociera del terrore
Release Date September 13, 2025
Status Released
Language IT

Cast

Abdellateef Fataier
Abdellateef Fataier

Self

Reem al-Nimer
Reem al-Nimer

Self

Ilsa Klinghoffer
Ilsa Klinghoffer

Self

Lisa Klinghoffer
Lisa Klinghoffer

Self

Michelle Gillen
Michelle Gillen

Self

Louise Barr
Louise Barr

Self

Esther Andrist
Esther Andrist

Self

Lucy Cecere
Lucy Cecere

Self

Giuseppe Balzano
Giuseppe Balzano

Self

Antonio Badini
Antonio Badini

Self

Ercolano Annicchiarico
Ercolano Annicchiarico

Self

Edmund Hull
Edmund Hull

Self

Key Crew

Simone Manetti
Director
Raffaele Brunetti
Producer