The Battle of the River Plate
IMDb6.4
- Released
- 10/30/1956
- Duration
- 1h 59m
- Genre
- Drama, History, War
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Cast
- John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Ian Hunter
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.
Cast
Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter
John Gregson
Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
Anthony Quayle
Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
Ian Hunter
Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles
Jack Gwillim
Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Bernard Lee
Mike Fowler
Lionel Murton
Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
Anthony Bushell
Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay
Peter Illing
Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
Michael Goodliffe
Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
Patrick Macnee
Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo
John Chandos
M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo
