Movie
The Battle of the River Plate
Released: October 30, 1956 (1956)
Runtime: 119 minutes
Genres: Drama, History, War
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Peter Illing as Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay
Age at release: 57
- Ian Hunter as Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
Age at release: 56
- Anthony Bushell as Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
Age at release: 52
- Bernard Lee as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Age at release: 48
- Jack Gwillim as Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles
Age at release: 46
- Anthony Quayle as Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
Age at release: 43
- Michael Goodliffe as Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
Age at release: 42
- Lionel Murton as Mike Fowler
Age at release: 41
- John Gregson as Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter
Age at release: 37
- Patrick Macnee as Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
Age at release: 34
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- Cyril Luckham as Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles
Age at release: 49
- Andrew Cruickshank as Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'
Age at release: 48
- David Farrar as Narrator
Age at release: 48
- John Le Mesurier as Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
Age at release: 44
- Ambrosine Phillpotts as Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo
Age at release: 44
- Brian Worth as Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee
Age at release: 42
- William Squire as Ray Martin
Age at release: 40
- Peter Finch as Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
Age at release: 40
- John Chandos as Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo
Age at release: 39
- Roger Delgado as Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
Age at release: 38
- Nigel Stock as Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
Age at release: 37
- Douglas Wilmer as M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo
Age at release: 36
- Christopher Lee as Manolo
Age at release: 34
- Edward Atienza as Pop
Age at release: 32
- George Murcell as Chief Officer, Newton Beach
Age at release: 31
- Patrick Westwood as Archer, HMS Ajax
Age at release: 31
- Barry Foster as Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
Age at release: 29
- Anthony Newley as Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
Age at release: 25
- Tony Wager as Lookout, HMS Ajax
Age at release: 24
- April Olrich as Dolores
Age at release: 23