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The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

ALL 10/30/1956 (en) Drama, History, War 119 Min
  • Release
    10/30/1956
  • Production
    The Archers
  • Rotten tomato
    62%
  • Original title
    The Battle of the River Plate
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Pursuit of the Graf Spee

Overview

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.

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  1. John Gregson

    Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter

  2. Anthony Quayle

    Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax

  3. Ian Hunter

    Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

  4. Jack Gwillim

    Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles

  5. Bernard Lee

    Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

  6. Lionel Murton

    Mike Fowler

  7. Anthony Bushell

    Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo

  8. Peter Illing

    Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay

  9. Michael Goodliffe

    Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires

  10. Patrick Macnee

    Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.

  11. John Chandos

    Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo

  12. Douglas Wilmer

    M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo

  13. William Squire

    Ray Martin

  14. Roger Delgado

    Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy

  15. Andrew Cruickshank

    Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'

  16. Christopher Lee

    Manolo

  17. Edward Atienza

    Pop

  18. April Olrich

    Dolores

  19. Peter Finch

    Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"

  20. David Farrar

    Narrator

  21. Jeremy Kemp

    Gunner, H.M.S. Achilles (uncredited)

  22. John Le Mesurier

    Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

  23. Cyril Luckham

    Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles

  24. Donald Moffat

    Swanston, Lookout, H.M.S. Ajax (uncredited)

  25. George Murcell

    Chief Officer, Newton Beach

  26. Anthony Newley

    Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

  27. Nigel Stock

    Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

  28. Barry Foster

    Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter

  29. Ambrosine Phillpotts

    Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo

  30. Tony Wager

    Lookout, HMS Ajax

  31. Brian Worth

    Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee

  32. Patrick Westwood

    Archer, HMS Ajax

  33. Chris Adcock

    British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)

  34. Michael Collins

    Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

  35. Patrick Jordan

    Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)

  36. Jeremy Kemp

    Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)

  37. Donald Moffat

    Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

  38. John Schlesinger

    Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)

  39. Richard Beale

    Capt. Pottinger (uncredited)

  40. John Forbes-Robertson

    Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited)

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Casts : 40 , Crews : 34

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The Battle of the River Plate (1956) 119 Min

ALL 10/30/1956 (en)
Drama, History, War
  • Release 10/30/1956
  • Production
    The Archers
  • Original title The Battle of the River Plate
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Pursuit of the Graf Spee

Overview

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.

  1. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Reginald Mills

    Editor

  4. Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

    Producer



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