The Silver Fleet
The Silver Fleet
Release: 1943-06-16
·Runtime: 84m
·★ 6.0
Drama
War
The Silver Fleet was inspired by a true story from World War II. Holland now under German occupation, a Shipyard owner and Chief engineer Jaap van Leyden is summoned to build ships for the German war effort. The commission would allow Leyden to build sophisticated submarines whilst safeguarding jobs for the local Dutch workforce. A newly built U-boat, named U107 goes out on her first sea trial and is hijacked by a Dutch crew and they re-route the vessel to England. As such it provided an opportunity to refuel patriotism in the face of a seemingly interminable war and almost unbearable civilian hardship.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
The Archers
General Film Distributors
Royal Navy
Royal Netherland Government
Cast
Googie Withers
as Helène van Leyden
Esmond Knight
as Von Schiffer
Charles Victor
as Bastiaan Peters
John Longden
as Jost Meertens
Anthony Eustrel
as Lieutenant Wernicke
Valentine Dyall
as Markgraf
Frederick Burtwell
as Captain Müller
Dorothy Gordon
as Janni Peters
Ivor Barnard
as Admiral
Ralph Richardson
as Jaap van Leyden
Kathleen Byron
as Schoolmistress
Joss Ambler
as Cornelis Smit
