
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 1.1931 |
Directed By
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Crew
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Michael Powell
Brian Easdale
Reginald Mills
Christopher Challis
Arthur Lawson
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Jean Osborne
F.S. Bell
Arthur Alcott
Charles Orme
Charles Woodhouse
Don Picton
W. Edward Parry
F.S. Bell
John Brabourne
James Snow
Arthur Stevens
C. C. Stevens
Patrick Dove
Patrick Dove
Hein Heckroth
Joan Harwood
Sydney Streeter
Austin Dempster
Bill Warrington
Geoffrey Rodway
Gordon K. McCallum
Betty Harley
Frederic Lewis
Earl St. John
TOP 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

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)