The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1956-10-30 United Kingdom 119 Min. PG-13
6.2 60 votes
Drama, History, War

Overview

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

John Gregson is Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter
Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter
Anthony Quayle is Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
Ian Hunter is Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
Jack Gwillim is Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles
Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles
Bernard Lee is Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Lionel Murton is Mike Fowler
Mike Fowler
Anthony Bushell is Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
Peter Illing is Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay
Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay
Michael Goodliffe is Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
Patrick Macnee is Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
John Chandos is Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo
Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo
Douglas Wilmer is M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo
M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo
William Squire is Ray Martin
Ray Martin
Roger Delgado is Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
Andrew Cruickshank is Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'
Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'
April Olrich is Dolores
Dolores
Peter Finch is Captain Langsdorff,
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
David Farrar is Narrator
Narrator
John Le Mesurier is Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
Cyril Luckham is Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles
Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles
George Murcell is Chief Officer, Newton Beach
Chief Officer, Newton Beach
Anthony Newley is Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
Nigel Stock is Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
Barry Foster is Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
Ambrosine Phillpotts is Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo
Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo
Tony Wager is Lookout, HMS Ajax
Lookout, HMS Ajax
Brian Worth is Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee
Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee
Patrick Westwood is Archer, HMS Ajax
Archer, HMS Ajax
Chris Adcock is British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)
British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)
Michael Collins is Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
Patrick Jordan is Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Jeremy Kemp is Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)
Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)
Donald Moffat is Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
John Schlesinger is Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)
Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)
Richard Beale is Capt. Pottinger (uncredited)
Capt. Pottinger (uncredited)
John Forbes-Robertson is Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Howard Lang is Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)