The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
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
- 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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