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The Battle of the River Plate

Pursuit of the Graf Spee

Description: 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.

Genres: Drama, History, War

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Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 119 minutes

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John Gregson

Played Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter

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Anthony Quayle

Played Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax

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Ian Hunter

Played Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

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Jack Gwillim

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

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Bernard Lee

Played Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

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Lionel Murton

Played Mike Fowler

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Anthony Bushell

Played Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo

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Peter Illing

Played Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay

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Michael Goodliffe

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

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Patrick Macnee

Played Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.

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John Chandos

Played Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo

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Douglas Wilmer

Played M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo

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William Squire

Played Ray Martin

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Roger Delgado

Played Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy

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Andrew Cruickshank

Played Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'

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Christopher Lee

Played Manolo

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Edward Atienza

Played Pop

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April Olrich

Played Dolores

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Peter Finch

Played Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"

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David Farrar

Played Narrator

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Jeremy Kemp

Played Gunner, H.M.S. Achilles (uncredited)

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John Le Mesurier

Played Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

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Cyril Luckham

Played Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles

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Donald Moffat

Played Swanston, Lookout, H.M.S. Ajax (uncredited)

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George Murcell

Played Chief Officer, Newton Beach

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Anthony Newley

Played Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

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Nigel Stock

Played Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

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Barry Foster

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

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Ambrosine Phillpotts

Played Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo

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Tony Wager

Played Lookout, HMS Ajax

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Brian Worth

Played Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee

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Patrick Westwood

Played Archer, HMS Ajax

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Chris Adcock

Played British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)

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Michael Collins

Played Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

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Patrick Jordan

Played Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)

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Jeremy Kemp

Played Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)

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Donald Moffat

Played Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

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John Schlesinger

Played Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)

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Richard Beale

Played Capt. Pottinger (uncredited)

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John Forbes-Robertson

Played Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited)

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