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The Battle of the River Plate
1956, Oct 30
1h 59m
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.
Directed by
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Written by
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Christopher Lee
Manolo
Patrick Macnee
Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
Bernard Lee
Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Barry Foster
Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
Donald Moffat
Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
William Squire
Ray Martin
John Le Mesurier
Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
Peter Finch
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
Anthony Quayle
Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
Jeremy Kemp
Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)
Anthony Newley
Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
Roger Delgado
Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
Ian Hunter
Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
John Gregson
Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter
Vincent Ball
Barnes - HMS Achilles (uncredited)
Michael Goodliffe
Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
Lionel Murton
Mike Fowler
Nigel Stock
Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
David Farrar
Narrator
Cyril Luckham
Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles
Tony Wager
Lookout, HMS Ajax
Jack Gwillim
Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles
Douglas Wilmer
M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo
Anthony Bushell
Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
Brian Worth
Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee
Peter Illing
Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo
Andrew Cruickshank
Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'
Patrick Jordan
Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
John Chandos
Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo
Paul Carpenter
American reporter in Uruguay (uncredited)
Edward Atienza
Pop
April Olrich
Dolores
George Murcell
Chief Officer, Newton Beach
Patrick Westwood
Archer, HMS Ajax
Chris Adcock
British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)
Michael Collins
Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
Richard Beale
Capt. Pottinger (uncredited)
John Forbes-Robertson
Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Howard Lang
Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Patrick Dove
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