Movie Description
The Battle of the River Plate
(1956)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Michael Powell,Emeric Pressburger
- Producer : Emeric Pressburger,Michael Powell
- Writer : Emeric Pressburger,Michael Powell
- Editor : Reginald Mills
- Cast : John Gregson,Anthony Quayle,Ian Hunter,Jack Gwillim,Bernard Lee,Lionel Murton,Anthony Bushell,Peter Illing,Michael Goodliffe,Patrick Macnee,John Chandos,Douglas Wilmer,William Squire,Roger Delgado,Andrew Cruickshank,Christopher Lee,Edward Atienza,April Olrich,Peter Finch,David Farrar,John Le Mesurier,Cyril Luckham,George Murcell,Anthony Newley,Nigel Stock,Barry Foster,Ambrosine Phillpotts,Tony Wager,Brian Worth,Patrick Westwood,Chris Adcock,Michael Collins,Patrick Jordan,Jeremy Kemp,Donald Moffat,John Schlesinger,Richard Beale,John Forbes-Robertson,Howard Lang
Cast
Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter
Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles
Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Mike Fowler
Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay
Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo
M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo
Ray Martin
Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'
Manolo
Pop
Dolores
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
Narrator
Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles
Chief Officer, Newton Beach
Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo
Lookout, HMS Ajax
Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee
Archer, HMS Ajax
British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)
Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)
Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)
Capt. Pottinger (uncredited)
Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Battle of the River Plate
Status Released
Release Information
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1956-10-30
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 59m
Budget₹ 280000
Revenue₹ 750000
Production CompaniesThe Archers
Genres
- Drama
- History
- War
