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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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