Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Release: 1957-04-02
·Runtime: 113m
·★ 7.2
War
While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge, Lietenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared for his crew and his ship to remain as a hostage for the Chinese to use as an international pawn.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
British Lion Films
Wilcox-Neagle
Cast
Alfred Burke
as Petty Officer
Ballard Berkeley
as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
Robert Urquhart
as Flight Lieutenant Fearnley
Thomas Heathcote
as Mr. Monaghan
Ian Bannen
as Able Seaman Bannister
Bernard Cribbins
as Able Seaman James Bryson
Basil Dignam
as Sir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador to China
Richard Todd
as Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
Ewen Solon
as ERA Williams
Ralph Truman
as Vice Admiral
Philip Vickers
as Surgeon Lieutenant Packard
Richard Leech
as Lieutenant Strain
Gene Anderson
as Ruth Worth
William Hartnell
as Leading Seaman Leslie Frank
Donald Houston
as Lieutenant Weston
Keye Luke
as Captain Kuo Tai
Sam Kydd
as Able Seaman Walker
Ray Jackson
as Telegraphist Jack Leonard French
Tsai Chin
as Sampan Woman
Akim Tamiroff
as Colonel Peng
Barry Foster
as Petty Officer McCarthy
John Paul
as Staff Officer Operations
Cyril Luckham
as Commander in Chief
Sophie Stewart
as Miss Charlotte Dunlap
Anthony Chinn
as PLA Officer
Allan Cuthbertson
as Captain Donaldson
Kenneth Cope
as Mr. McNamara
