THE LUCONA AFFAIR
A film by Jack Gold
CAST David Suchet, Jürgen Prochnow, Dominique Sanda, Friedrich von Thun, Hans Michael Rehberg, Heinz Schubert, Günther Maria Halmer, Franco Nero a.o.
DIRECTOR Jack Gold
SCREENPLAY Jim Hawkins
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Gernot Roll
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Thomas Riccabona
COSTUME DESIGNER Claudia Bobsin
SOUND ENGINEER Thomas Szabolcs
EDITOR Keith Palmer
PRODUCTION SECRETARY Ulrike Lässer
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Eva-Maria Jack
PRODUCTION MANAGER Gerhard Czepe
LINE PRODUCER Michael Katz
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE Manfred Heid
PRODUCER Veit Heiduschka, Herbert Kloiber
PRODUCTION COMPANIES Wega-Filmproduktion / Tele München (D)
TECHNICAL DATA 112 min, 35 mm, colour, © 1993
Synopsis
The Lucona exploded and sank. Six seamen were killed.
The “Lucona” scandal was given a lot international attention, because of the fall of ministers and high ranking politicians. Rudi Waltz, the owner of the world famous Viennese coffeehouse, Café Demel, is the accused. He arranged the sinking of the Lucona and is brought before court for murder and insurance fraud.
The film shows the explosion, the preparation for it, the final search for the ship and discovery of the wreck in the Indian Ocean in a very dramatic way, it also shows Rudi Waltz in court, being sentenced to lifetime imprisonment.
