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The Battle of the River Plate

Genre:DramaHistoryWar

Released:1956-10-30

Runtime:119

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

Character: Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter

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Anthony Quayle

Character: Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax

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Ian Hunter

Character: Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

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Jack Gwillim

Character: Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles

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Bernard Lee

Character: Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

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Lionel Murton

Character: Mike Fowler

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Anthony Bushell

Character: Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo

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Peter Illing

Character: Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay

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Michael Goodliffe

Character: Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires

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Patrick Macnee

Character: Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.

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John Chandos

Character: Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo

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Douglas Wilmer

Character: M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo

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William Squire

Character: Ray Martin

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Roger Delgado

Character: Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy

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Andrew Cruickshank

Character: Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'

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Christopher Lee

Character: Manolo

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Edward Atienza

Character: Pop

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April Olrich

Character: Dolores

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Peter Finch

Character: Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"

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David Farrar

Character: Narrator

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John Le Mesurier

Character: Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

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Cyril Luckham

Character: Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles

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George Murcell

Character: Chief Officer, Newton Beach

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Anthony Newley

Character: Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

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Nigel Stock

Character: Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

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Barry Foster

Character: Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter

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Ambrosine Phillpotts

Character: Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo

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Tony Wager

Character: Lookout, HMS Ajax

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Brian Worth

Character: Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee

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Patrick Westwood

Character: Archer, HMS Ajax

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Chris Adcock

Character: British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)

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Michael Collins

Character: Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

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Patrick Jordan

Character: Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)

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Jeremy Kemp

Character: Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)

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Donald Moffat

Character: Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

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John Schlesinger

Character: Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)

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Richard Beale

Character: Capt. Pottinger (uncredited)

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John Forbes-Robertson

Character: Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited)

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Howard Lang

Character: Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)

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