Achille Lauro - The terror cruise

Sep 13, 2025

1h 30m

★ 8.0

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

Drama

Production Companies

B&B Film

WDR/Arte

MiC

Regione Campania

Film Commission Regione Campania

Creative Europe Media

Achille Lauro - The terror cruise Trailers

Cast

Self

Abdellateef Fataier

Self

Reem al-Nimer

Self

Ilsa Klinghoffer

Self

Lisa Klinghoffer

Self

Michelle Gillen

Self

Louise Barr

Self

Esther Andrist

Self

Lucy Cecere

Self

Giuseppe Balzano

Self

Antonio Badini

Self

Ercolano Annicchiarico

Self

Edmund Hull

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