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The Battle of the River Plate

Pursuit of the Graf Spee

6.4(72 votes)Oct 30, 19561h 59mReleased
  • Drama
  • History
  • War

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.

Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

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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

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