The Battle of the River Plate Cast and Crew

The Battle of the River Plate

Plot: 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.

Release Date: Tuesday, October 30 1956
68 years ago

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Cast

John Gregson. John Gregson was 37 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter'.

Birthday: Sat, Mar 15 1919 –
Died: Wed, Jan 08 1975

Anthony Quayle. Anthony Quayle was 43 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax'.

Birthday: Sun, Sep 07 1913 –
Died: Fri, Oct 20 1989

Ian Hunter. Ian Hunter was 56 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax'.

Birthday: Wed, Jun 13 1900 –
Died: Tue, Sep 23 1975

Jack Gwillim. Jack Gwillim was 46 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles'.

Birthday: Wed, Dec 15 1909 –
Died: Mon, Jul 02 2001

Bernard Lee. Bernard Lee was 48 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell'.

Birthday: Fri, Jan 10 1908 –
Died: Fri, Jan 16 1981

Lionel Murton. Lionel Murton was 41 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Mike Fowler'.

Birthday: Wed, Jun 02 1915 –
Died: Tue, Sep 26 2006

Anthony Bushell. Anthony Bushell was 52 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo'.

Birthday: Thu, May 19 1904 –
Died: Wed, Apr 02 1997

Peter Illing. Peter Illing was 57 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay'.

Birthday: Fri, Mar 03 1899 –
Died: Sat, Oct 29 1966

Michael Goodliffe. Michael Goodliffe was 42 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires'.

Birthday: Thu, Oct 01 1914 –
Died: Sat, Mar 20 1976

Patrick Macnee. Patrick Macnee was 34 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.'.

Birthday: Mon, Feb 06 1922 –
Died: Thu, Jun 25 2015

John Chandos. John Chandos was 39 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo'.

Birthday: Fri, Jul 27 1917 –
Died: Mon, Sep 21 1987

Douglas Wilmer. Douglas Wilmer was 36 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo'.

Birthday: Thu, Jan 08 1920 –
Died: Thu, Mar 31 2016

William Squire. William Squire was 40 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Ray Martin'.

Birthday: Sat, Apr 29 1916 –
Died: Wed, May 03 1989

Roger Delgado. Roger Delgado was 38 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy'.

Birthday: Fri, Mar 01 1918 –
Died: Mon, Jun 18 1973

Andrew Cruickshank. Andrew Cruickshank was 48 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star''.

Birthday: Wed, Dec 25 1907 –
Died: Thu, Apr 28 1988

Christopher Lee. Christopher Lee was 34 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Manolo'.

Birthday: Sat, May 27 1922 –
Died: Sun, Jun 07 2015

Edward Atienza. Edward Atienza was 32 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Pop'.

Birthday: Sun, Jan 27 1924 –
Died: Tue, Sep 16 2014

April Olrich. April Olrich was 23 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Dolores'.

Birthday: Mon, Jul 17 1933 –
Died: Tue, Apr 15 2014

Peter Finch. Peter Finch was 40 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"'.

Birthday: Wed, Sep 27 1916 –
Died: Fri, Jan 14 1977

David Farrar. David Farrar was 48 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Narrator'.

Birthday: Fri, Aug 21 1908 –
Died: Thu, Aug 31 1995

Jeremy Kemp. Jeremy Kemp was 21 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Gunner, H.M.S. Achilles (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jan 03 1935 –
Died: Fri, Jul 19 2019

John Le Mesurier. John Le Mesurier was 44 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter'.

Birthday: Fri, Apr 05 1912 –
Died: Tue, Nov 15 1983

Cyril Luckham. Cyril Luckham was 49 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles'.

Birthday: Thu, Jul 25 1907 –
Died: Wed, Feb 08 1989

Donald Moffat. Donald Moffat was 25 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Swanston, Lookout, H.M.S. Ajax (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Dec 26 1930 –
Died: Thu, Dec 20 2018

George Murcell. George Murcell was 31 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Chief Officer, Newton Beach'.

Birthday: Fri, Oct 30 1925 –
Died: Thu, Dec 03 1998

Anthony Newley. Anthony Newley was 25 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee'.

Birthday: Thu, Sep 24 1931 –
Died: Wed, Apr 14 1999

Nigel Stock. Nigel Stock was 37 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee'.

Birthday: Sun, Sep 21 1919 –
Died: Sun, Jun 22 1986

Barry Foster. Barry Foster was 29 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter'.

Birthday: Sun, Aug 21 1927 –
Died: Mon, Feb 11 2002

Ambrosine Phillpotts. Ambrosine Phillpotts was 44 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 13 1912 –
Died: Sun, Oct 12 1980

Tony Wager. Tony Wager was 24 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Lookout, HMS Ajax'.

Birthday: Fri, Jun 24 1932 –
Died: Sun, Dec 23 1990

Brian Worth. Brian Worth was 42 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee'.

Birthday: Thu, Jul 30 1914 –
Died: Fri, Aug 25 1978

Patrick Westwood. Patrick Westwood was 31 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Archer, HMS Ajax'.

Birthday: Wed, Dec 10 1924 –
Died: Fri, Apr 21 2017

Chris Adcock. Chris Adcock was >> in The Battle of the River Plate as 'British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Michael Collins. Michael Collins was 34 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, May 21 1922 –
Died: Tue, Dec 25 1979

Patrick Jordan. Patrick Jordan was 33 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Oct 20 1923 –
Died: Mon, Feb 10 2020

Jeremy Kemp. Jeremy Kemp was 21 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jan 03 1935 –
Died: Fri, Jul 19 2019

Donald Moffat. Donald Moffat was 25 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Dec 26 1930 –
Died: Thu, Dec 20 2018

John Schlesinger. John Schlesinger was 30 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Feb 16 1926 –
Died: Fri, Jul 25 2003

Richard Beale. Richard Beale was 36 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Capt. Pottinger (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, May 13 1920 –
Died: Mon, Mar 27 2017

John Forbes-Robertson. John Forbes-Robertson was 28 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, May 10 1928 –
Died: Wed, May 14 2008

Crew

Emeric Pressburger. Emeric Pressburger was 53 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Writer, Director, Producer'

Birthday: Fri, Dec 05 1902 –
Died: Fri, Feb 05 1988

Michael Powell. Michael Powell was 51 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Writer, Director, Producer'

Birthday: Sat, Sep 30 1905 –
Died: Mon, Feb 19 1990

Christopher Challis. Christopher Challis was 37 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Tue, Mar 18 1919 –
Died: Thu, May 31 2012

Charles Orme. Charles Orme was 38 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Assistant Director'

Birthday: Tue, Aug 13 1918 –
Died: Wed, May 09 2007

Don Picton. Don Picton was >> in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Assistant Art Director'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Frederic Lewis. Frederic Lewis was 45 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Music Director'

Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1911

Sydney Streeter. Sydney Streeter was >> in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Associate Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Earl St. John. Earl St. John was 64 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Tue, Jun 14 1892 –
Died: Mon, Feb 26 1968

Reginald Mills. Reginald Mills was 44 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Editor'

Birthday: Mon, Jul 15 1912 –
Died: Sun, Jul 01 1990

Arthur Stevens. Arthur Stevens was >> in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Sound Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Brian Easdale. Brian Easdale was 47 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Original Music Composer'

Birthday: Tue, Aug 10 1909 –
Died: Mon, Oct 30 1995

Geoffrey Rodway. Geoffrey Rodway was 45 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Makeup Artist'

Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1911 –
Died: Fri, Jan 01 1999

C. C. Stevens. C. C. Stevens was 49 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Sound Recordist'

Birthday: Sun, Mar 31 1907 –
Died: Sat, Jul 13 1974

Jean Osborne. Jean Osborne was 35 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Publicist'

Birthday: Tue, Nov 16 1920

Gordon K. McCallum. Gordon K. McCallum was 37 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Sound Recordist'

Birthday: Mon, May 26 1919 –
Died: Sun, Sep 10 1989

John Brabourne. John Brabourne was 31 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Production Manager'

Birthday: Sun, Nov 09 1924 –
Died: Thu, Sep 22 2005

Arthur Lawson. Arthur Lawson was 48 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Production Design'

Birthday: Wed, Jan 01 1908 –
Died: Thu, Jan 01 1970

Bill Warrington. Bill Warrington was >> in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Special Effects'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

James Snow. James Snow was >> in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Special Effects'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Hein Heckroth. Hein Heckroth was 55 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Other'

Birthday: Sun, Apr 14 1901 –
Died: Tue, Jul 07 1970

Betty Harley. Betty Harley was >> in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Continuity'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Arthur Alcott. Arthur Alcott was 62 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Production Controller'

Birthday: Fri, Jul 20 1894 –
Died: Sat, Jan 04 1986

Austin Dempster. Austin Dempster was 35 in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Camera Operator'

Birthday: Sat, Mar 05 1921 –
Died: Sun, Nov 02 1975

Joan Harwood. Joan Harwood was >> in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Thanks'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Patrick Dove. Patrick Dove was >> in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Thanks, Technical Advisor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Charles Woodhouse. Charles Woodhouse was >> in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Thanks'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

W. Edward Parry. W. Edward Parry was >> in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Thanks'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

F.S. Bell. F.S. Bell was >> in The Battle of the River Plate as 'Thanks, Technical Advisor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday