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The Battle of the River Plate

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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.

Date: 10/30/1956
Rating: 6.2
Cast: John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Ian Hunter, Jack Gwillim, Bernard Lee, Lionel Murton, Anthony Bushell, Peter Illing, Michael Goodliffe, Patrick Macnee, John Chandos, Douglas Wilmer, William Squire, Roger Delgado, Andrew Cruickshank, Christopher Lee, Edward Atienza, April Olrich, Peter Finch, David Farrar, Jeremy Kemp, John Le Mesurier, Cyril Luckham, Donald Moffat, George Murcell, Anthony Newley, Nigel Stock, Barry Foster, Ambrosine Phillpotts, Tony Wager, Brian Worth, Patrick Westwood, Chris Adcock, Michael Collins, Patrick Jordan, Jeremy Kemp, Donald Moffat, John Schlesinger, Richard Beale, John Forbes-Robertson

John Gregson as Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter in The Battle of the River Plate John Gregson

Anthony Quayle as Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax in The Battle of the River Plate Anthony Quayle

Ian Hunter as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax in The Battle of the River Plate Ian Hunter

Jack Gwillim as Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles in The Battle of the River Plate Jack Gwillim

Bernard Lee as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell in The Battle of the River Plate Bernard Lee

Lionel Murton as Mike Fowler in The Battle of the River Plate Lionel Murton

Anthony Bushell as Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo in The Battle of the River Plate Anthony Bushell

Peter Illing as Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay in The Battle of the River Plate Peter Illing

Michael Goodliffe as Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires in The Battle of the River Plate Michael Goodliffe

Patrick Macnee as Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N. in The Battle of the River Plate Patrick Macnee

John Chandos

Douglas Wilmer as M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo in The Battle of the River Plate Douglas Wilmer

William Squire as Ray Martin in The Battle of the River Plate William Squire

Roger Delgado as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy in The Battle of the River Plate Roger Delgado

Andrew Cruickshank as Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star' in The Battle of the River Plate Andrew Cruickshank

Christopher Lee as Manolo in The Battle of the River Plate Christopher Lee

Edward Atienza

April Olrich

Peter Finch as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee" in The Battle of the River Plate Peter Finch

David Farrar as Narrator in The Battle of the River Plate David Farrar

Jeremy Kemp as Gunner, H.M.S. Achilles (uncredited) in The Battle of the River Plate Jeremy Kemp

John Le Mesurier as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter in The Battle of the River Plate John Le Mesurier

Cyril Luckham as Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles in The Battle of the River Plate Cyril Luckham

Donald Moffat as Swanston, Lookout, H.M.S. Ajax (uncredited) in The Battle of the River Plate Donald Moffat

George Murcell as Chief Officer, Newton Beach in The Battle of the River Plate George Murcell

Anthony Newley as Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee in The Battle of the River Plate Anthony Newley

Nigel Stock as Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee in The Battle of the River Plate Nigel Stock

Barry Foster as Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter in The Battle of the River Plate Barry Foster

Ambrosine Phillpotts as Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo in The Battle of the River Plate Ambrosine Phillpotts

Tony Wager as Lookout, HMS Ajax in The Battle of the River Plate Tony Wager

Brian Worth as Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee in The Battle of the River Plate Brian Worth

Patrick Westwood

Chris Adcock

Michael Collins

Patrick Jordan as Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited) in The Battle of the River Plate Patrick Jordan

Jeremy Kemp as Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited) in The Battle of the River Plate Jeremy Kemp

Donald Moffat as Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited) in The Battle of the River Plate Donald Moffat

John Schlesinger as Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited) in The Battle of the River Plate John Schlesinger

Richard Beale

John Forbes-Robertson