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Category: Action
All Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Release Year: 1956
Country: UK
Runtime: 119
Rating: 4.3 (0)
Languages: English, German
Director: Michael PowellEmeric Pressburger
Sound: Mono
Taglines:The true and moving story of a mighty sea battle [Video Australia] Suspense Clutches Your Heart in This Spectacular Saga of the Sea! The tremendous story of the victory over the Graf Spee.
Writing by: Michael Powell - (written by) &
Emeric Pressburger - (written by)
Produced by: Michael Powell - producer
Emeric Pressburger - producer
Earl St. John - executive producer
Sydney Streeter - associate producer
Cast: John Gregson - Capt. Bell, HMS Exeter
Anthony Quayle - Cdre. Harwood, HMS Ajax
Ian Hunter - Capt. Woodhouse, HMS Ajax
Jack Gwillim - Capt. Parry, HMNZS Achilles
Bernard Lee - Capt. Dove, MS Africa Shell
Lionel Murton - Mike Fowler, Montevideo
Anthony Bushell - Millington Drake, British Minister, Uruguay
Peter Illing - Dr. Guani, Uruguayan Foreign Minister
Michael Goodliffe - Capt. McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
Patrick Macnee - Lt. Cmdr. Medley, HMS Ajax
John Chandos - Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Uruguay
Music: Brian Easdale
Official Website: Visit Website
Plot Outline: A true WW2 story: the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
Plot: Set during the early years of World War II, the War in the Atlantic. The Royal Navy was fighting a desperate battle to keep the convoy routes open to keep the British Isles supplied. One great danger was the surface raiders, huge cruisers called "pocket battleships" that slipped out of German waters just before war was declared. The "Bismarck", The "Scharnhorst", The "Gneissau" and The "Graf Spee" were supplied by tanker & could strike anywhere. This is the story of how 3 lightly armed cruisers with only 6 and 8 inch guns boldly took on a powerful pocket battleship armed with 11 inch guns. They should have been blown out of the water before they could fire a single shot but ...
Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
At the beginning of the film, we see this acknowledgement: There are hundreds of invisible people behind every film. Behind this one there are thousands. We would like to thank them collectively, for if we named them all there would be no room for the film. Then as the opening credits roll, an extensive list of acknowledgements (mostly naval officers) is shown in the background.
Goofs: We know about 6 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Factual errors: When Captain Dove is first brought aboard the Graf Spee, the anti-aircraft gunners are wearing US-pattern steel helmets, not the German "coal-scuttle" design. This is noticeable in various other scenes as well, and is due to the fact that the Graf Spee is being played by the USS Salem.
Trivia: There are 16 entries in the trivia list - like these:
All Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Release Year: 1956
Country: UK
Runtime: 119
Rating: 4.3 (0)
Languages: English, German
Director: Michael PowellEmeric Pressburger
Sound: Mono
Taglines:
Writing by: Michael Powell - (written by) &
Emeric Pressburger - (written by)
Produced by: Michael Powell - producer
Emeric Pressburger - producer
Earl St. John - executive producer
Sydney Streeter - associate producer
Cast: John Gregson - Capt. Bell, HMS Exeter
Anthony Quayle - Cdre. Harwood, HMS Ajax
Ian Hunter - Capt. Woodhouse, HMS Ajax
Jack Gwillim - Capt. Parry, HMNZS Achilles
Bernard Lee - Capt. Dove, MS Africa Shell
Lionel Murton - Mike Fowler, Montevideo
Anthony Bushell - Millington Drake, British Minister, Uruguay
Peter Illing - Dr. Guani, Uruguayan Foreign Minister
Michael Goodliffe - Capt. McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
Patrick Macnee - Lt. Cmdr. Medley, HMS Ajax
John Chandos - Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Uruguay
Music: Brian Easdale
Official Website: Visit Website
Plot Outline: A true WW2 story: the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
Plot: Set during the early years of World War II, the War in the Atlantic. The Royal Navy was fighting a desperate battle to keep the convoy routes open to keep the British Isles supplied. One great danger was the surface raiders, huge cruisers called "pocket battleships" that slipped out of German waters just before war was declared. The "Bismarck", The "Scharnhorst", The "Gneissau" and The "Graf Spee" were supplied by tanker & could strike anywhere. This is the story of how 3 lightly armed cruisers with only 6 and 8 inch guns boldly took on a powerful pocket battleship armed with 11 inch guns. They should have been blown out of the water before they could fire a single shot but ...
Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
At the beginning of the film, we see this acknowledgement: There are hundreds of invisible people behind every film. Behind this one there are thousands. We would like to thank them collectively, for if we named them all there would be no room for the film. Then as the opening credits roll, an extensive list of acknowledgements (mostly naval officers) is shown in the background.
Goofs: We know about 6 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Factual errors: When Captain Dove is first brought aboard the Graf Spee, the anti-aircraft gunners are wearing US-pattern steel helmets, not the German "coal-scuttle" design. This is noticeable in various other scenes as well, and is due to the fact that the Graf Spee is being played by the USS Salem.
Trivia: There are 16 entries in the trivia list - like these:
- Ships used in the film: HMS Sheffield as HMS Ajax, INS Delhi (formerly HMNZS Achilles) as HMNZS Achilles, HMS Cumberland as HMS Cumberland, Heavy Cruiser USS Salem as the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee. Light cruiser HMS Jamaica played the played the part of heavy cruiser HMS Exeter.
- HMS Battleaxe was also used as a camera ship (off Malta).
- The US Navy would not allow any Nazi insignia to be displayed on the USS Salem. Footage of the wartime German flag and other insignia was filmed on British ships.
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