The movie The Battle of the River Plate (Original title The Battle of the River Plate) has in the main roles on John Gregson (Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter), Anthony Quayle (Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax), Jack Gwillim (Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles), Bernard Lee (Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell), Anthony Bushell (Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo), Michael Goodliffe (Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires), Patrick Macnee (Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.), William Squire (Ray Martin), Roger Delgado (Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy), Andrew Cruickshank (Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'), Christopher Lee (Manolo), Peter Finch (Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"), David Farrar (Narrator), John Le Mesurier (Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter), Anthony Newley (Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee), Barry Foster (Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter), Tony Wager (Lookout, HMS Ajax) The release date of the movie is 30.10.1956. This movie it is produced by The Archers . Filmed in the following locations: Harbour, Montevideo, Uruguay . Production countries: United Kingdom Movie Genre: Movies Drama, Movies History, Movies War, Movies Action, Movies Adventure, Movies Family
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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