The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open to supply the British Isles, facing the great danger posed by the many German warships, such as the Admiral Graf Spee, which are scouring the ocean for cargo ships to sink.
Directors: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell.
John Gregson Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter |
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Anthony Quayle Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax |
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Ian Hunter Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax |
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Jack Gwillim Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles |
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Bernard Lee Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell |
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Lionel Murton Mike Fowler |
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Anthony Bushell Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo |
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Peter Illing Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay |
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Michael Goodliffe Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires |
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Patrick Macnee Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N. |
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John Chandos Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo |
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Douglas Wilmer M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo |
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William Squire Ray Martin |
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Roger Delgado Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy |
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Andrew Cruickshank Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star' |
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Christopher Lee Manolo |
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Edward Atienza Pop |
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April Olrich Dolores |
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Peter Finch Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee" |
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David Farrar Narrator |
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Jeremy Kemp Gunner, H.M.S. Achilles (uncredited) |
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John Le Mesurier Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter |
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Cyril Luckham Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles |
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Donald Moffat Swanston, Lookout, H.M.S. Ajax (uncredited) |
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George Murcell Chief Officer, Newton Beach |
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Anthony Newley Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee |
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Nigel Stock Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee |
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Barry Foster Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter |
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Ambrosine Phillpotts Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo |
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Tony Wager Lookout, HMS Ajax |
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Brian Worth Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee |
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Patrick Westwood Archer, HMS Ajax |
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Chris Adcock British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited) |
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Michael Collins Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited) |
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Patrick Jordan Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited) |
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Jeremy Kemp Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited) |
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Donald Moffat Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited) |
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John Schlesinger Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited) |
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Richard Beale Capt. Pottinger (uncredited) |
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John Forbes-Robertson Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited) |
Directing | Charles Orme | Assistant Director |
Editing | Reginald Mills | Editor |
Camera | Christopher Challis | Director of Photography |
Production | John Brabourne | Production Manager |
Directing | Emeric Pressburger | Director |
Production | Emeric Pressburger | Producer |
Writing | Emeric Pressburger | Writer |
Production | Earl St. John | Executive Producer |
Directing | Michael Powell | Director |
Production | Michael Powell | Producer |
Writing | Michael Powell | Writer |
Sound | Brian Easdale | Original Music Composer |
Production | Sydney Streeter | Associate Producer |
Art | Arthur Lawson | Production Design |
Crew | Arthur Alcott | Production Controller |
Camera | Austin Dempster | Camera Operator |
Sound | Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Recordist |
Art | Don Picton | Assistant Art Director |
Sound | Arthur Stevens | Sound Editor |
Art | Hein Heckroth | Other |
Sound | C. C. Stevens | Sound Recordist |
Crew | Patrick Dove | Thanks |
Crew | Patrick Dove | Technical Advisor |
Crew | Bill Warrington | Special Effects |
Costume & Make-Up | Geoffrey Rodway | Makeup Artist |
Directing | Betty Harley | Continuity |
Crew | James Snow | Special Effects |
Sound | Frederick Lewis | Music Director |
Production | Jean Osborne | Publicist |
Crew | Joan Harwood | Thanks |
Crew | W. Edward Parry | Thanks |
Crew | Charles Woodhouse | Thanks |
Crew | F.S. Bell | Thanks |
Crew | F.S. Bell | Technical Advisor |