The Battle of the River Plate

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6.4

NR

Genre: Drama History War
Release year: 1956
Running time: 119 min
Country: United Kingdom

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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Christopher Lee
Manolo
Donald Moffat
Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
Jeremy Kemp
Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)
Patrick Macnee
Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
John Le Mesurier
Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
Bernard Lee
Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Anthony Quayle
Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
Barry Foster
Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter

Michael Powell
Director
Emeric Pressburger
Director
Earl St. John
Executive Producer
Christopher Challis
Director of Photography
Austin Dempster
Camera Operator
John Brabourne
Production Manager
Reginald Mills
Editor
Brian Easdale
Original Music Composer

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