The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
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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.
Cast
Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter
Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo
M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo
Ray Martin
Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'
Manolo
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Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
Narrator
Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
Gunner, H.M.S. Achilles (uncredited)
Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles
Swanston, Lookout, H.M.S. Ajax (uncredited)
Chief Officer, Newton Beach
Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo
Lookout, HMS Ajax
Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles
Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee
Archer, HMS Ajax
British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)
Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)
Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)
Capt. Pottinger (uncredited)
Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Mike Fowler
Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay
Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
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