The Battle of the River Plate

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

John Gregson

Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter

Age : 55 | Popularity : 4%

Anthony Quayle

Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax

Age : 76 | Popularity : 7%

Ian Hunter

Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

Age : 75 | Popularity : 7%

Jack Gwillim

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

Age : 91 | Popularity : 6%

Bernard Lee

Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

Age : 73 | Popularity : 24%

Lionel Murton

Mike Fowler

Age : 91 | Popularity : 3%

Anthony Bushell

Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo

Age : 92 | Popularity : 4%

Peter Illing

Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay

Age : 67 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Assistant Director	Charles Orme
	Director	Emeric Pressburger Michael Powell
	Continuity	Betty Harley
Editing	Editor	Reginald Mills
Camera	Director of Photography	Christopher Challis
	Camera Operator	Austin Dempster
Production	Production Manager	John Brabourne
	Producer	Emeric Pressburger Michael Powell
	Executive Producer	Earl St. John
	Associate Producer	Sydney Streeter
	Publicist	Jean Osborne
Writing	Writer	Emeric Pressburger Michael Powell
Sound	Original Music Composer	Brian Easdale
	Sound Recordist	Gordon K. McCallum C. C. Stevens
	Sound Editor	Arthur Stevens
	Music Director	Frederick Lewis
Art	Production Design	Arthur Lawson
	Assistant Art Director	Don Picton
	Other	Hein Heckroth
Crew	Production Controller	Arthur Alcott
	Thanks	Patrick Dove Joan Harwood W. Edward Parry Charles Woodhouse F.S. Bell
	Technical Advisor	Patrick Dove F.S. Bell
	Special Effects	Bill Warrington James Snow
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Geoffrey Rodway
Department	Role	Name

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