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For Freedom

Genre:DramaWar

Released:1940-05-04

Runtime:87

Overview

Made in 1940, this stirringly patriotic film cleverly combined new scenes with genuine newsreel footage. A newsreel journalist is on hand when the Giant German battleship Graf Spee flees into Montevideo Harbour after a punishing encounter with the British warships Exeter and Ajax. As events unfold in a very unexpected way, he is there with his camera to capture the dramatic end to the encounter.


Cast:

Will Fyffe

Character: Chief

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Anthony Hulme

Character: Steve

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E. V. H. Emmett

Character: Ted / Commentator

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Guy Middleton

Character: Pierre

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Albert Lieven

Character: Fritz

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Hugh McDermott

Character: Sam

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Arthur Goullet

Character: Ivan

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Bill Russell

Character: Adolf Hitler

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J.E.T. Harper

Character: Narrator (voice)

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Patrick Dove

Character: Self - Captain Patrick G.G. Dove, S.S. Africa Shell

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Charles Pottinger

Character: Self - Captain Charles Pottinger, S.S. Ashlea

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F.M. Murphy

Character: Self - First Officer F.M. Murphy, S.S. Tairoa

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Aubrey Jenkins

Character: Self - Enginer-Officer Aubrey Jenkins, S.S. Doric Star

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Engineer Angel

Character: Self - Engineer Angel, S.S. Tairoa

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Engineer Walker

Character: Self - Engineer Walker, S.S. Tairoa

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Arthur Denton

Character:

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Terry-Thomas

Character: News Reader

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Millicent Wolf

Character: Secretary

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Jack Raine

Character: Cutter

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Pat Williams

Character: Cutter

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Miles Malleson

Character: Minor Role

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