Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
- Original title
- Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethystaka
- AKA
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- Battle Hell
- Year
- 1957
- Running time
- 113 min.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Eric Ambler. Book: Lawrence Earl
- Cast
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- Richard Todd
- William Hartnell
- Akim Tamiroff
- Donald Houston
- Keye Luke
- Sophie Stewart
- Robert Urquhart
- James Kenney
- Richard Leech
- Michael Brill
- Barry Foster
- Thomas Heathcote
- Sam Kydd
- Ian Bannen
- Bernard Cribbins
- Tsai Chin
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- Music
- Cinematography
Gordon Dines (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama. War | Historical
- Synopsis
- While sailing lawfully up the Yangste river in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge, Lieutenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared for his crew and his ship to remain as a hostage for the Chinese to use as an international pawn.
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