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The Battle of the River Plate

  • October 1956
  • 1hr

    59mins

  • Drama
  • History
  • War
  • Directed by

    Michael Powell,

    Emeric Pressburger,

    Earl St. John,

    Starring

    John Gregson,

    Anthony Quayle,

    Ian Hunter,

    Jack Gwillim

    ...

    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.