The Ship that Changed the World

Documentary

58 min.

A historical drama about the birth of M/S Selandia, the world’s first ocean-going diesel-powered ship

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The M/S Selandia was a revolution to the international shipping industry and a groundbreaking invention made possible by the perseverance and determination of three visionaries: technical wizard Ivar Knudsen, inventor Rudolf Diesel and business magnate, H.N. Andersen. Their foresight made M/S Selandia a reality that changed the world forever. Less than a year after the maiden voyage of M/S Selandia in 1912, Rudolf Diesel died under mysterious circumstances, followed only a few years later by Ivar Knudsen, who suffered the same ill fate. At a time when nations were on the brink of the World War, and with Germany and England showing great interest in this invention, is it too farfetched to believe that these deaths were more than coincidental, perhaps even result of a sinister plot?

  • Director

    Michael Schmidt-Olsen

  • Producer

    Jacob Bendtsen, Anders Dylov

  • Produced by

    Chroma Film ApS

  • Original title

    Magten Over Havet - M/S Selandia

  • Format

    58 min.

  • Release

    2012