The Battle of the River Plate

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.

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  Michael Powell
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  Emeric Pressburger
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  Charles Orme
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  Betty Harley

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  John Gregson
  Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter
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  Anthony Quayle
  Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
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  Ian Hunter
  Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
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  Jack Gwillim
  Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles
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  Bernard Lee
  Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
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  Lionel Murton
  Mike Fowler
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  Anthony Bushell
  Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
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  Peter Illing
  Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay
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  Michael Goodliffe
  Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
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  Patrick Macnee
  Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
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  John Chandos
  Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo
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  Douglas Wilmer
  M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo
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  William Squire
  Ray Martin
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  Roger Delgado
  Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
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  Andrew Cruickshank
  Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'
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  Christopher Lee
  Manolo
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  Edward Atienza
  Pop
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  April Olrich
  Dolores
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  Peter Finch
  Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
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  David Farrar
  Narrator