Movie Description
San Demetrio London
(1943)Overview
Based on the true story of the 1940 rescue of the tanker MV San Demetrio by parts of her own crew after she had been set afire in the middle of the Atlantic by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer and then had been abandoned. When one of the lifeboats drifted back to the burning tanker the day after, and found that she still hadn't exploded, they decided to board her and put out the fires. Eventually, they managed to start the engine again and decided to try to reach Britain against all odds.
Featured Crew
- Director : Charles Frend
- Producer : Robert Hamer,Michael Balcon
- Writer : F. Tennyson Jesse,Charles Frend,Robert Hamer
- Editor : Eily Boland
- Cast : Walter Fitzgerald,Ralph Michael,Neville Mapp,Barry Letts,Frederick Piper,Gordon Jackson,Robert Beatty,Mervyn Johns,James Donald,Nigel Clarke,Arthur Young,Michael Allen,Herbert Cameron,Charles Victor,James McKechnie,David Horne,Duncan McIntyre,John Owers,Lawrence O'Madden,James Sadler
Cast
Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio
3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio
Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio
Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio
'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio
Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay
R.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager
Captain George Waite - M.V. San Demetrio
Cadet Roy Housden - M.V. San Demetrio
Pumpman Davies
Deckhand
Deckhand
Mr. Justice Langton
Deckhand
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Facts
Original TitleSan Demetrio London
Status Released
Release Information
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1943-12-07
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 37m
Production CompaniesEaling Studios
Genres
- Action
- Drama
- War
