The Battle of the River Plate
Pursuit of the Graf Spee
6.4(71) 1956-10-30 119 minDramaHistoryWar
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.
DirectorMichael Powell
DirectorEmeric Pressburger
WriterEmeric Pressburger
WriterMichael Powell
Original Music ComposerBrian Easdale
ProducerMichael Powell
ProducerEmeric Pressburger
Cast & characters
John Gregson
as Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter
Anthony Quayle
as Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
Ian Hunter
as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
Jack Gwillim
as Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles
Bernard Lee
as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Lionel Murton
as Mike Fowler
Anthony Bushell
as Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
Peter Illing
as Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay
Michael Goodliffe
as Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
Patrick Macnee
as Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
John Chandos
as Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo
Douglas Wilmer
as M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo
William Squire
as Ray Martin
Roger Delgado
as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
Andrew Cruickshank
as Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'
Christopher Lee
as Manolo
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Edward Atienza
as Pop
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April Olrich
as Dolores
Peter Finch
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
David Farrar
as Narrator
John Le Mesurier
as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
Cyril Luckham
as Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles
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George Murcell
as Chief Officer, Newton Beach
Anthony Newley
as Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
