The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

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Directed by

Michael Powell

Emeric Pressburger

Starring

Actors

Character

John Gregson

Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter

Anthony Quayle

Commodore Harwood-H.M.S. Ajax

Ian Hunter

Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

Jack Gwillim

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

Bernard Lee

Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

H.M.S. Sheffield

H. M. S. Ajax

I.N.S. Delhi

H.M.N.Z.S. Achilles

H.M.S. Jamaica

H.M.S. Exeter

H.M.S. Cumberland

Lionel Murton

Mike Fowler

Anthony Bushell

Mr. Millington Drake - British Minister, Montevideo

Peter Illing

Dr. Guani - Foreign Minister, Uruguay

Michael Goodliffe

Captain McCall - R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires

Patrick Macnee

Lieutenant Commander Medley R.N.

John Chandos

Dr. Langmann - German Minister, Montevideo

Douglas Wilmer

M. Desmoulins - French Minister, Montevideo

William Squire

Ray Martin

Roger Delgado

Captain Varela - Uruguayan Navy

Andrew Cruickshank

Captain Stubbs - 'Doric Star'

Christopher Lee

Manolo

Edward Atienza

Pop

April Olrich

Dolores

Peter Finch

Captain Langsdorff - 'Admiral Graf Spee'

Chris Adcock

British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee)

Douglas Argent

Sub. Lieutenant, HMS Ajax

Vincent Ball

Barnes - HMS Achilles

Ken Barker

Marine Officer, HMS Ajax

Michael Barnes

Midshipman, HMS Ajax

Raymond Barrie

Shirley - HMS Achilles

Terence Bayler

Stoker - HMS Achilles

Alan Beale

Capt. Pttinger

Richard Beale

Capt. Pottinger

Victor Beaumont

Officer on Graf Spee

David Benson

Marine Officer, HMS Ajax

John Britton

Navigator, HMS Ajax

Robert Bruce

Lt. Cmdr. Smith - HMS Exeter

Anna Burden

Madame Desmoulins, Montevideo

Richard Burrell

Navigator, HMS Exeter

Tony Burton

Young Sailor, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter

David Cameron

Pilot Officer Lewin - Pilot, Spotter Plane, HMS Ajax

Dennis Carnell

Merchant Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee)

Paul Carpenter

American reporter in Uruguay

Alan Casley

Rating, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter

Tony Castleton

Bridge Officer (HMS Ajax)

Ronald Clarke

Prisoner on Graf Spee

Michael Collins

Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax

James Copeland

Chief Yeoman, HMS Achilles

Dan Cressey

Crewman (HMS Exeter)

Robert Crewdson

Tita Dane

Gron Davies

Chief Engineer, Trevannionion, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Denton De Gray

Kearney - Spotter Plane, HMS Ajax

Maxwell Denne

Petty Officer, HMS Achilles

Patrick Dove

Capt., Streonshalh, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Peter Dyneley

Captain, Newton Beach, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Mabel Etherington

Onlooker

Eynon Evans

Chief Engineer, Newton Beach,Pprisoner on Graf Spee

Roy Everson

Man in News Office

Jack Faint

Chief Officer, Ashlea, Prisoner on Graf Spee

David Farrar

Narrator

Peter Fontaine

Gunnery Officer, HMS Ajax

John Forbes-Robertson

Lt. McBarnett - HMS Exeter

Frank Forsyth

Petty Officer, Bridge, HMS Ajax

Barry Foster

Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter

Colin Free

2nd Messenger, HMS Ajax

Otto Friese

Tairoa Officer

Richard George

Chief Officer, Trevannion, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Muriel Greenslade

Onlooker

Keith Grieve

Sick Bay P.O., HMS Achilles

Lucia Guillon

Phone Girl, Montevideo

Fred Haggerty

Crewman, Admiral Graf Spee

Peter Halliday

Guani's Secretary

Ken Hayward

Spotting Officer, Gunnery Control, HMS Exeter

Bob Head

Merchant Seaman [MS Tairoa]

George Holdcroft

Manolo's Patron

Patrick Horgan

Signalman, HMS Achilles

Helen Horton

Arthur Howell

Merchant Seaman [MS Tairoa]

Barry Johns

Merchant Officer [MS Doric Star]

Mary Jones

Ms. Shaw

Kerry Jordan

O.S. Rogers - HMS Achilles

Patrick Jordan

Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter

Marvin Kane

Jeremy Kemp

Gunner, HMS Achilles

Howard Lang

Guns - HMS Exeter

John Le Mesurier

Rev. George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

Frank Lloyd

Messenger, HMS Achilles

Cyril Luckham

Lt. Jasper Abbot - HMS Achilles

Kenneth Luckman

Mess P.O., HMS Achilles

John Lynn

German Sailor with Luggage / Manolo's Patron

Ivor Mairants

Guitarist Accompanying Dolores

Alan Masterson

Midshipman, HMS Exeter

Louis Matto

Sightseer

Jack Mayne

Colin McKenzie

Bridge Officer [HMS Ajax]

Lane Meddick

P.O. Stacey - HMS Achilles

John Merivale

Cowburn - HMS Achilles

Kenneth Midwood

Petty Officer, Gunnery Control, HMS Exeter

Donald Moffat

Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax

Lola Morice

Onlooker

Norman Morris

Merchant Officer (MS Huntsman) / Prisoner on Graf Spee

George Murcell

Chief Officer, Newton Beach

Anthony Newley

Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Joseph OConner

Chief Engineer, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee

David Paltenghi

Customs Officer

Conrad Phillips

Lt. Washbourne - Gunnery Officer, HMS Achilles

Paul Phillips

British Embassy Official

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo

Columba Powell

Lost Child in Crowd

Edward Powell

Chief Officer, Huntsman, Prisoner on Graf Spree

Irene Prador

Peter Prowse

Lookout, HMS Exeter

Roy Purcell

Duty Officer Pennefeather - HMS Ajax

Robert Rietty

Dubbing

Rive Rola

Alan Rolfe

Petty Officer, HMS Exeter

David Rose

Boy Dorset - HMNZS Achilles

John Schlesinger

Prisoner on Graf Spee

Peter Scott

1st Messenger, HMS Ajax

Jeff Silk

Crewman, HMS Achilles

Peter Smallwood

Spotting Officer, HMS Ajax

John Smart

Manolo's Patron

Muriel Smith

Dolores, Montevideo

Julian Somers

Quartermaster, Graf Spee

Barry Steele

Midshipman, HMS Ajax

Graham Stewart

Signalman, HMS Exeter

Nigel Stock

Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Alan Townsend

Duty Officer, HMS Ajax

James Ure

Man in New's Office

Harry Van Engel

Captain Landorff's servant

Guy Verney

Cmdr. Graham - HMS Exeter

Tony Wager

Lookout, HMS Ajax

Colin Wall

Boy Bugler, HMS Exeter

Pearl Walters

Woman in News Office

John Warren

Chief Yeoman Signals, HMS Exeter

Patrick Westwood

Archer, HMS Ajax

George Whiting

Chief Engineer, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter

Ian Whittaker

Boiler Room Messenger, HMS Achilles

David Williams

Lookout, HMS Exeter

Neil Wilson

Mess P.O., HMS Achilles

Brian Worth

Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee