The Battle of the River Plate

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.

Genre : DramaHistoryWar

Runtime : 119 mins

Release Date : 1956-10-30

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Cast

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.)

John Chandos
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)

Edward Atienza

(Pop)

April Olrich

(Dolores)

Peter Finch
Peter Finch

(Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee")

David Farrar
David Farrar

(Narrator)

John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier

(Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter)

Cyril Luckham
Cyril Luckham

(Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles)

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)

Patrick Westwood

(Archer, HMS Ajax)

Chris Adcock

(British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited))

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))

Richard Beale

(Capt. Pottinger (uncredited))

John Forbes-Robertson

(Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited))

Howard Lang

(Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited))

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