The Battle of the River Plate (1956) |
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| Director(s) | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger |
| Producer(s) | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Earl St. John |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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Anthony Quayle(as Commodore Harwood)
The Battle of the River Plate
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1956
The Battle of the River Plate
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1956
Anthony Quayle
(as Commodore Harwood)
Ian Hunter(as Captain Woodhouse)
The Battle of the River Plate
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1956
The Battle of the River Plate
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1956
Ian Hunter
(as Captain Woodhouse)
Jack Gwillim(as Captain Parry)
The Battle of the River Plate
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1956
The Battle of the River Plate
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1956
Jack Gwillim
(as Captain Parry)
Bernard Lee(as Captain Dove)
The Battle of the River Plate
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1956
The Battle of the River Plate
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1956
Bernard Lee
(as Captain Dove)
Anthony Bushell(as Mr. Millington Drake)
The Battle of the River Plate
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1956
The Battle of the River Plate
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1956
Anthony Bushell
(as Mr. Millington Drake)
Patrick Macnee(as Lieutenant Commander Medley R.N.)
The Battle of the River Plate
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1956
The Battle of the River Plate
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1956
Patrick Macnee
(as Lieutenant Commander M...)
Douglas Wilmer(as M. Desmoulins)
The Battle of the River Plate
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1956
The Battle of the River Plate
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1956
Douglas Wilmer
(as M. Desmoulins)
Christopher Lee(as Manolo)
The Battle of the River Plate
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1956
The Battle of the River Plate
Released
1956
Christopher Lee
(as Manolo)
The Battle of the River Plate Overview:
The Battle of the River Plate (1956) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and produced by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger and Earl St. John.
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The photo of the Admiral Graf Spee in the captain's cabin was taken at the Fleet Review in Spithead in 1937. The two ships in the background are HMS Hood and HMS Resolution.
Michael Powell later published a novel, "The Last Voyage of the Graf Spee", retelling the story mainly for children.
The Midshipmen's quarters were empty because Captain Langsdorff had promoted all of his Midshipmen to Ensigns in order to make room for his prisoners.
Ships used in the film: HMS Sheffield as HMS Ajax, INS Delhi (HMS Achilles 1933-41, HMNZS Achilles 1941-46) as HMS Achilles, HMS Cumberland as HMS Cumberland, Heavy Cruiser USS Salem as the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee. Light cruiser HMS Jamaica played the played the part of heavy cruiser HMS Exeter.
Most of the sea action was filmed on real ships. The producers were lucky enough to have various ships of the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet at their disposal.