The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

119 mins | Drama, War, History | Oct. 30, 1956

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.

The Battle of the River Plate

119 mins | Drama, War, History | Oct. 30, 1956

The Battle of the River Plate
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers The Archers
Original title The Battle of the River Plate
Directors Betty Harley, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Charles Orme
Writers Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Cast

John Gregson

as Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter

Anthony Quayle

as Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax

Ian Hunter

as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

Jack Gwillim

as Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles

Bernard Lee

as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

Lionel Murton

as Mike Fowler

Anthony Bushell

as Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo

Peter Illing

as Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay

Michael Goodliffe

as Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires

Patrick Macnee

as Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.

John Chandos

as Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo

Douglas Wilmer

as M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo

William Squire

as Ray Martin

Roger Delgado

as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy

Andrew Cruickshank

as Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'

Christopher Lee

as Manolo

April Olrich

as Dolores

Peter Finch

as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"

David Farrar

as Narrator

Jeremy Kemp

as Gunner, H.M.S. Achilles

John Le Mesurier

as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

Cyril Luckham

as Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles

Donald Moffat

as Swanston, Lookout, H.M.S. Ajax

George Murcell

as Chief Officer, Newton Beach

Anthony Newley

as Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

Nigel Stock

as Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

Barry Foster

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

Ambrosine Phillpotts

as Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo

Tony Wager

as Lookout, HMS Ajax

Brian Worth

as Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee