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The Battle of the River Plate
(1956)Drama, History, War
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1hrs 59m
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.
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The Battle of the River Plate (1956) - Sending ships to the bottom
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John Gregson
** Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter

Anthony Quayle
** Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax

Ian Hunter
** Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

Jack Gwillim
** Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles

Bernard Lee
** Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

Lionel Murton
** Mike Fowler

Anthony Bushell
** Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo

Peter Illing
** Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay

Michael Goodliffe
** Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires

Patrick Macnee
** Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.

John Chandos
** Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo

Douglas Wilmer
** M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo

William Squire
** Ray Martin

Roger Delgado
** Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy

Andrew Cruickshank
** Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'

Christopher Lee
** Manolo

Edward Atienza
** Pop

April Olrich
** Dolores

Peter Finch
** Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"

David Farrar
** Narrator

John Le Mesurier
** Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

Cyril Luckham
** Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles

George Murcell
** Chief Officer, Newton Beach

Anthony Newley
** Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

Nigel Stock
** Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

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

Ambrosine Phillpotts
** Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo

Tony Wager
** Lookout, HMS Ajax

Brian Worth
** Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Patrick Westwood
** Archer, HMS Ajax

Chris Adcock
** British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)

Michael Collins
** Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

Patrick Jordan
** Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)

Jeremy Kemp
** Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)

Donald Moffat
** Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

John Schlesinger
** Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)

Richard Beale
** Capt. Pottinger (uncredited)

John Forbes-Robertson
** Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited)

Howard Lang
** Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
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