
| Directed by | ||
|---|---|---|
![]() | Michael Powell | |
![]() | Emeric Pressburger | |
| Starring | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | |





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