The Battle of the River Plate  

Tue Oct 30 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.

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Cast and Crew

Directed By, Emeric Pressburger | Michael Powell |

Screenplay By,

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John Gregson

Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter
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Anthony Quayle

Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
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Ian Hunter

Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
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Jack Gwillim

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

Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
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Lionel Murton

Mike Fowler
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Anthony Bushell

Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
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Peter Illing

Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay
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Michael Goodliffe

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

Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
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John Chandos

Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo
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Douglas Wilmer

M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo
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William Squire

Ray Martin
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Roger Delgado

Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
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Andrew Cruickshank

Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'
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Christopher Lee

Manolo
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Edward Atienza

Pop
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April Olrich

Dolores
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Peter Finch

Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
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David Farrar

Narrator
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John Le Mesurier

Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
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Cyril Luckham

Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles
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George Murcell

Chief Officer, Newton Beach
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Anthony Newley

Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
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Nigel Stock

Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
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Barry Foster

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

Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo
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Tony Wager

Lookout, HMS Ajax
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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)
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Patrick Jordan

Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
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Jeremy Kemp

Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)
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Donald Moffat

Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
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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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Howard Lang

Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
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Details

Rating

Not Adult

Genres

Drama
History
War

Tagline

Pursuit of the Graf Spee

Langauge

en

Production Companies

The Archers

Runtime

119 minutes

Budget

280.000 Thousand $

Box-Office

750.000 Thousand $

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