The Perseus Survivor

Not Rated

2019·57 min·Released

Studio: AQ Films, Maximus Distributions Ltd

0.0TMDb

Theatrical Feb 9, 2019

Nexus ms18331TMDb 725902IMDb tt6935414

Documentary Drama

Overview

The Perseus Survivor documents the story of British Navy stoker John Capes, the lone survivor of a sunken submarine who hid from enemy forces for 18 months before his rescue. The Perseus, a British Parthian-class vessel built in 1929, was sunk by depth charges dropped from an Italian ship during a mission. On the submarine was a crew of 59 plus two passengers, one of whom was 31-year-old Navy stoker John Hawtrey Capes. When the sub sank, Capes washed up on the shore of Kefalonia, and for 18 months he hid behind enemy lines, hoping for a rescue that might never come.