The Battle of the River Plate
Pursuit of the Graf Spee, Graf Spee, La Batalla del Río de la Plata
Original title: The Battle of the River Plate
Original language: enIMDB: tt0048990
TMDB: 17591
Release date: Tuesday, 30th October 1956
Adult: No
Duration: 1h 59min
Popularity: 11.347
Rate: 6.1 / 54 votes
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.
Popularity: 11.347
Rate: 6.1 / 54 votes
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.
Directors
Emeric Pressburger
(Director)
(Director)Michael Powell
(Director)
(Director)Writers
Emeric Pressburger (Writer)
(Writer)Michael Powell (Writer)
(Writer)Cast
John Gregson
(Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter)
(Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter)Anthony Quayle
(Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax)
(Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax)Ian Hunter
(Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax)
(Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax)Jack Gwillim
(Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles)
(Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles)Bernard Lee
(Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell)
(Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell)Lionel Murton
(Mike Fowler)
(Mike Fowler)Anthony Bushell
(Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo)
(Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo)Peter Illing
(Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay)
(Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay)Michael Goodliffe
(Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires)
(Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires)Patrick Macnee
(Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.)
(Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.)John Chandos
(Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo)
(Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo)Douglas Wilmer
(M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo)
(M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo)William Squire
(Ray Martin)
(Ray Martin)Roger Delgado
(Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy)
(Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy)Andrew Cruickshank
(Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star')
(Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star')Christopher Lee
(Manolo)
(Manolo)Edward Atienza (Pop)
(Pop)April Olrich (Dolores)
(Dolores)Peter Finch
(Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee")
(Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee")David Farrar
(Narrator)
(Narrator)Jeremy Kemp
(Gunner, H.M.S. Achilles (uncredited))
(Gunner, H.M.S. Achilles (uncredited))John Le Mesurier
(Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter)
(Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter)Cyril Luckham
(Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles)
(Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles)Donald Moffat
(Swanston, Lookout, H.M.S. Ajax (uncredited))
(Swanston, Lookout, H.M.S. Ajax (uncredited))George Murcell (Chief Officer, Newton Beach)
(Chief Officer, Newton Beach)Anthony Newley
(Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee)
(Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee)Nigel Stock
(Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee)
(Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee)Barry Foster
(Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter)
(Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter)Ambrosine Phillpotts
(Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo)
(Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo)Tony Wager
(Lookout, HMS Ajax)
(Lookout, HMS Ajax)Brian Worth
(Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee)
(Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee)Patrick Westwood (Archer, HMS Ajax)
(Archer, HMS Ajax)Chris Adcock (British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited))
(British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited))Michael Collins (Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited))
(Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited))Patrick Jordan
(Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited))
(Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited))Jeremy Kemp (Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited))
(Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited))Donald Moffat (Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited))
(Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited))John Schlesinger
(Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited))
(Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited))Richard Beale (Capt. Pottinger (uncredited))
(Capt. Pottinger (uncredited))John Forbes-Robertson (Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited))
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