The Battle of the River Plate (1956) [NR]

Release Date:
October 30, 1956

Original Title:
The Battle of the River Plate

Alternate Titles:
Graf Spee
La Batalla del Río de la Plata
Pursuit of the Graf Spee

Genres:
Drama | History | War

Production Companies:
The Archers

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12  GB: U  US: NR 

Runtime: 119

Pursuit of the Graf Spee

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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Assistant Art Director:
Don Picton

Assistant Director:
Charles Orme

Associate Producer:
Sydney Streeter

Camera Operator:
Austin Dempster

Continuity:
Betty Harley

Director:
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger

Director of Photography:
Christopher Challis

Editor:
Reginald Mills

Executive Producer:
Earl St. John

Makeup Artist:
Geoffrey Rodway

Music Director:
Frederic Lewis

Original Music Composer:
Brian Easdale

Other:
Hein Heckroth

Producer:
Emeric Pressburger
Michael Powell

Production Controller:
Arthur Alcott

Production Design:
Arthur Lawson

Production Manager:
John Brabourne

Publicist:
Jean Osborne

Sound Editor:
Arthur Stevens

Sound Recordist:
C. C. Stevens
Gordon K. McCallum

Special Effects:
Bill Warrington
James Snow

Technical Advisor:
F.S. Bell
Patrick Dove

Thanks:
Joan Harwood
W. Edward Parry
Charles Woodhouse
F.S. Bell
Patrick Dove

Writer:
Emeric Pressburger
Michael Powell

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