The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

Pursuit of the Graf Spee

  • Genre: Drama, History, War
  • Release Date: 1956-10-30
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 55 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 59min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: The Archers
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Directors: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell.
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Summary

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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  • John Gregson

    as Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter

  • Anthony Quayle

    as Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax

  • Ian Hunter

    as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

  • Jack Gwillim

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

  • Bernard Lee

    as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

  • Lionel Murton

    as Mike Fowler

  • Anthony Bushell

    as Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo

  • Peter Illing

    as Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay

  • Michael Goodliffe

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

  • Patrick Macnee

    as Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.

  • John Chandos

    as Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo

  • Douglas Wilmer

    as M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo

  • William Squire

    as Ray Martin

  • Roger Delgado

    as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy

  • Andrew Cruickshank

    as Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'

  • Christopher Lee

    as Manolo

  • Edward Atienza

    as Pop

  • April Olrich

    as Dolores

  • Peter Finch

    as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"

  • David Farrar

    as Narrator

  • Jeremy Kemp

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

  • John Le Mesurier

    as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

  • Cyril Luckham

    as Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles

  • Donald Moffat

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

  • George Murcell

    as Chief Officer, Newton Beach

  • Anthony Newley

    as Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

  • Nigel Stock

    as Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

  • Barry Foster

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

  • Ambrosine Phillpotts

    as Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo

  • Tony Wager

    as Lookout, HMS Ajax

  • Brian Worth

    as Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee

  • Patrick Westwood

    as Archer, HMS Ajax

  • Chris Adcock

    as British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)

  • Michael Collins

    as Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

  • Patrick Jordan

    as Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)

  • Jeremy Kemp

    as Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)

  • Donald Moffat

    as Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

  • John Schlesinger

    as Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)

  • Richard Beale

    as Capt. Pottinger (uncredited)

  • John Forbes-Robertson

    as Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Writing Emeric Pressburger Writer
Directing Emeric Pressburger Director
Writing Michael Powell Writer
Directing Michael Powell Director
Production Michael Powell Producer
Camera Christopher Challis Director of Photography
Sound Brian Easdale Original Music Composer
Editing Reginald Mills Editor
Art Arthur Lawson Production Design
Production Emeric Pressburger Producer
Production Jean Osborne Publicist
Crew Joan Harwood Thanks
Crew Charles Woodhouse Thanks
Crew W. Edward Parry Thanks
Production John Brabourne Production Manager
Crew James Snow Special Effects
Sound Arthur Stevens Sound Editor
Crew Patrick Dove Thanks
Crew Patrick Dove Technical Advisor
Production Sydney Streeter Associate Producer
Sound C. C. Stevens Sound Recordist
Art Hein Heckroth Other
Sound Gordon K. McCallum Sound Recordist
Crew F.S. Bell Thanks
Camera Austin Dempster Camera Operator
Crew Bill Warrington Special Effects
Directing Betty Harley Continuity
Crew Arthur Alcott Production Controller
Directing Charles Orme Assistant Director
Art Don Picton Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up Geoffrey Rodway Makeup Artist
Production Earl St. John Executive Producer
Crew F.S. Bell Technical Advisor
Sound Frederic Lewis Music Director

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