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Yangtse Incident Overview:

Yangtse Incident (1957) was a Drama - Historical Film directed by Michael Anderson and produced by Herbert Wilcox.

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The River Orwell, which runs between Felixstowe and Harwich, in Suffolk, England doubled as the Yangtze River during the making of this film.
HMS Teazer stood in for both HMS Consort and HMS Concord.
The film debut of Bernard Cribbins.
The real life Jack French (b. Teignmouth, Devon), the only telegraphist on board HMS Amethyst, died on May 4th 2011 at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire aged 84. During the highpoint of the siege, he stayed at his post for 6 days without sleep, kept awake through the aid of Benzedrine. Following the successful liberation of the ship he was awarded an immediate Distinguished Service Medal and ordered to take a complete rest. Having joined the Royal Navy aged 17 in 1942, French retired after 22 years service as a Chief Petty Officer. On his retirement from the navy, he took up a post at the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham.
HMS Amethyst was brought out of storage to participate in the film.
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