Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)


  • Genre: War
  • Release Date: 1957-04-01
  • User Rating: 7.2/10 from 10 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 53min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: British Lion Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Michael Anderson
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Summary

While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge, Lietenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared for his crew and his ship to remain as a hostage for the Chinese to use as an international pawn.

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  • Richard Todd

    as Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans

  • William Hartnell

    as Leading Seaman Leslie Frank

  • Akim Tamiroff

    as Colonel Peng

  • Donald Houston

    as Lieutenant Weston

  • Keye Luke

    as Captain Kuo Tai

  • Sophie Stewart

    as Miss Charlotte Dunlap

  • Robert Urquhart

    as Flight Lieutenant Fearnley

  • Richard Leech

    as Lieutenant Strain

  • Barry Foster

    as Petty Officer McCarthy

  • Thomas Heathcote

    as Mr. Monaghan

  • Sam Kydd

    as Able Seaman Walker

  • Ewen Solon

    as ERA Williams

  • Kenneth Cope

    as Mr. McNamara

  • Alfred Burke

    as Petty Officer

  • Richard Coleman

    as Lieutenant Commander Skinner

  • Ian Bannen

    as Able Seaman Bannister

  • Gene Anderson

    as Ruth Worth

  • Bernard Cribbins

    as Able Seaman James Bryson

  • Brian Smith

    as Boy Martin

  • Ray Jackson

    as Telegraphist Jack Leonard French

  • Anthony Chinn

    as PLA Officer

  • Allan Cuthbertson

    as Captain Donaldson

  • Basil Dignam

    as Sir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador to China

  • John Paul

    as Staff Officer Operations

  • Ralph Truman

    as Vice Admiral

  • Jeremy Burnham

    as Flag Lieutenant

  • Cyril Luckham

    as Commander in Chief

  • Michael Brill

    as Lieutenant Peter Egerton

  • Ballard Berkeley

    as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie

  • Keith Faulkner

    as Signalman

  • Rhett Ward

    as Lieutenant Mirehouse

  • Philip Vickers

    as Surgeon Lieutenant Packard

  • Tsai Chin

    as Sampan Woman
Directing Michael Anderson Director
Production Herbert Wilcox Producer
Writing Eric Ambler Screenplay
Writing Lawrence Earl Novel
Writing Franklin Gollings Story
Production Franklin Gollings Associate Producer
Sound Leighton Lucas Music
Crew Gordon Dines Cinematography
Editing Basil Warren Editor
Art Ralph W. Brinton Art Direction
Directing Denis Johnson Assistant Director

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