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Dominican Rep. The Battle of the River Plate
- Original title
- The Battle of the River Plateaka
- AKA
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- Pursuit of the Graf Spee
- Year
- 1956
- Running time
- 116 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Peter Finch
John Gregson
Anthony Quayle
Ian Hunter
Jack Gwillim
Bernard Lee- Lionel Murton
Anthony Bushell
Peter Illing
Michael Goodliffe
Patrick MacNee- John Chandos
Robert Crewdson- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- War. Action | II World War. Sea Adventures. Historical
- Synopsis
- 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...
- Awards
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1956: BAFTA Awards: 3 Nominations, Including Best Film and British Screenplay
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