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The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

62% User Rating
1h 59min
Drama
History
War

"Pursuit of the Graf Spee"

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.

Emeric PressburgerDirector

Cast

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John Gregson

John Gregson

Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax

Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

Jack Gwillim

Jack Gwillim

Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

Lionel Murton

Lionel Murton

Mike Fowler

Anthony Bushell

Anthony Bushell

Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo

Peter Illing

Peter Illing

Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay

Michael Goodliffe

Michael Goodliffe

Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires

Patrick Macnee

Patrick Macnee

Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.

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John Chandos

Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo

Douglas Wilmer

Douglas Wilmer

M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo

William Squire

William Squire

Ray Martin

Roger Delgado

Roger Delgado

Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy

Andrew Cruickshank

Andrew Cruickshank

Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Manolo

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Edward Atienza

Pop

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April Olrich

Dolores

Peter Finch

Peter Finch

Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"

David Farrar

David Farrar

Narrator

Jeremy Kemp

Jeremy Kemp

Gunner, H.M.S. Achilles (uncredited)

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

Cyril Luckham

Cyril Luckham

Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles

Donald Moffat

Donald Moffat

Swanston, Lookout, H.M.S. Ajax (uncredited)

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George Murcell

Chief Officer, Newton Beach

Anthony Newley

Anthony Newley

Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

Nigel Stock

Nigel Stock

Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

Barry Foster

Barry Foster

Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo

Tony Wager

Tony Wager

Lookout, HMS Ajax

Brian Worth

Brian Worth

Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee

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Patrick Westwood

Archer, HMS Ajax

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Chris Adcock

British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)

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Michael Collins

Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

Patrick Jordan

Patrick Jordan

Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)

Jeremy Kemp

Jeremy Kemp

Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)

Donald Moffat

Donald Moffat

Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

John Schlesinger

John Schlesinger

Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)

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Richard Beale

Capt. Pottinger (uncredited)

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John Forbes-Robertson

Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited)

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The Battle of the River Plate (1956) - Sending ships to the bottom

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