Genres
Duration
119 min
Director
Emeric Pressburger
Rating
6.2
Release Date
October 30, 1956
The Battle of the River Plate
Original title: The Battle of the River Plate
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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.
The Battle of the River Plate cast
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John Gregson
Character:
Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter
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Anthony Quayle
Character:
Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
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Ian Hunter
Character:
Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
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Jack Gwillim
Character:
Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles
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Bernard Lee
Character:
Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
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Lionel Murton
Character:
Mike Fowler
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Anthony Bushell
Character:
Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
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Peter Illing
Character:
Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay
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Michael Goodliffe
Character:
Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
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Patrick Macnee
Character:
Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
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John Chandos
Character:
Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo
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Douglas Wilmer
Character:
M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo
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William Squire
Character:
Ray Martin
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Roger Delgado
Character:
Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
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Andrew Cruickshank
Character:
Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'
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Christopher Lee
Character:
Manolo
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Edward Atienza
Character:
Pop
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April Olrich
Character:
Dolores
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Peter Finch
Character:
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
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David Farrar
Character:
Narrator
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John Le Mesurier
Character:
Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
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Cyril Luckham
Character:
Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles
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George Murcell
Character:
Chief Officer, Newton Beach
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Anthony Newley
Character:
Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
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Nigel Stock
Character:
Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
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Barry Foster
Character:
Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
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Ambrosine Phillpotts
Character:
Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo
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Tony Wager
Character:
Lookout, HMS Ajax
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Brian Worth
Character:
Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee
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Patrick Westwood
Character:
Archer, HMS Ajax
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Chris Adcock
Character:
British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)
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Michael Collins
Character:
Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
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Patrick Jordan
Character:
Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
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Jeremy Kemp
Character:
Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)
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Donald Moffat
Character:
Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
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John Schlesinger
Character:
Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)
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Richard Beale
Character:
Capt. Pottinger (uncredited)
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John Forbes-Robertson
Character:
Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
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Howard Lang
Character:
Guns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
