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The Battle of the River Plate

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.

Director(s)

John Schlesinger

Emeric Pressburger

Michael Powell

Betty Harley

Charles Orme

Cast & Crew

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

George Murcell

George Murcell

Chief Officer, Newton Beach

Patrick Jordan

Patrick Jordan

Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Manolo

Michael Goodliffe

Michael Goodliffe

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

Jack Gwillim

Jack Gwillim

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

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

Patrick Macnee

Patrick Macnee

Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.

Douglas Wilmer

Douglas Wilmer

M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo

Roger Delgado

Roger Delgado

Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

Lionel Murton

Lionel Murton

Mike Fowler

Cyril Luckham

Cyril Luckham

Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax

Peter Finch

Peter Finch

Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"

Howard Lang

Howard Lang

Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)

Donald Moffat

Donald Moffat

Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

Paul Carpenter

Paul Carpenter

American reporter in Uruguay (uncredited)

Anthony Newley

Anthony Newley

Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

Michael Powell

Michael Powell

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Brian Worth

Brian Worth

Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Barry Foster

Barry Foster

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

John Schlesinger

John Schlesinger

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John Chandos

John Chandos

Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo

Jeremy Kemp

Jeremy Kemp

Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo

Chris Adcock

Chris Adcock

British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)

Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

Barnes - HMS Achilles (uncredited)

Patrick Westwood

Patrick Westwood

Archer, HMS Ajax

Peter Illing

Peter Illing

Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay

April Olrich

April Olrich

Dolores

Andrew Cruickshank

Andrew Cruickshank

Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'

Emeric Pressburger

Emeric Pressburger

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Nigel Stock

Nigel Stock

Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

Richard Beale

Richard Beale

Capt. Pottinger (uncredited)

William Squire

William Squire

Ray Martin

Anthony Bushell

Anthony Bushell

Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo

John Forbes-Robertson

John Forbes-Robertson

Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited)

John Gregson

John Gregson

Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter

Betty Harley

Betty Harley

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Edward Atienza

Edward Atienza

Pop

David Farrar

David Farrar

Narrator

Tony Wager

Tony Wager

Lookout, HMS Ajax

Charles Orme

Charles Orme

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Details

GenresDrama, History, War
Runtime1h 59 mins
Released on30 Oct 1956
Languageen
Produced InUnited Kingdom
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The Battle of the River Plate (1956) - Sending ships to the bottom
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