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The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
“Pursuit of the Graf Spee”
Drama, History, War · 1h 59m
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.
Cast
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
Crew
- Director
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- Writer
- Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
- Director of Photography
- Christopher Challis
- Original Music Composer
- Brian Easdale
- Editor
- Reginald Mills
- Producer
- Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Details
- Release date
- 1956-10-30
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- German, English, Spanish
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- The Archers
- Budget
- $280,000
- Box office
- $750,000