The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate
Release: 1956-10-30
·Runtime: 119m
·★ 6.3
Drama
History
War
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
The Archers
Trailers & Videos
Cast
John Schlesinger
as Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)
Anthony Quayle
as Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
Michael Goodliffe
as Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
David Farrar
as Narrator
John Le Mesurier
as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
Donald Moffat
as Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
Howard Lang
as Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
William Squire
as Ray Martin
John Gregson
as Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter
Bernard Lee
as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Douglas Wilmer
as M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo
Jeremy Kemp
as Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)
Patrick Macnee
as Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
Peter Finch
as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
Ambrosine Phillpotts
as Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo
Tony Wager
as Lookout, HMS Ajax
Lionel Murton
as Mike Fowler
Roger Delgado
as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
Andrew Cruickshank
as Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'
Christopher Lee
as Manolo
Brian Worth
as Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee
Ian Hunter
as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
Jack Gwillim
as Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles
Anthony Bushell
as Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
Anthony Newley
as Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
Patrick Jordan
as Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
Peter Illing
as Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay
Cyril Luckham
as Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles
Nigel Stock
as Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
Barry Foster
as Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
