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For Freedom

Directed by Castleton Knight, Maurice Elvey
1940    87mDrama, War
5.5
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Made in 1940, this stirringly patriotic film cleverly combined new scenes with genuine newsreel footage. A newsreel journalist is on hand when the Giant German battleship Graf Spee flees into Montevideo Harbour after a punishing encounter with the British warships Exeter and Ajax. As events unfold in a very unexpected way, he is there with his camera to capture the dramatic end to the encounter.

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Cast of For Freedom

  • Will FyffeChief
  • Anthony HulmeSteve
  • E. V. H. EmmettTed / Commentator
  • Guy MiddletonPierre
  • Albert LievenFritz
  • Hugh McDermottSam
  • Arthur GoulletIvan
  • Bill RussellAdolf Hitler
  • J.E.T. HarperNarrator (voice)
  • Patrick DoveSelf - Captain Patrick G.G. Dove, S.S. Africa Shell
  • Charles PottingerSelf - Captain Charles Pottinger, S.S. Ashlea
  • F.M. MurphySelf - First Officer F.M. Murphy, S.S. Tairoa
  • Aubrey JenkinsSelf - Enginer-Officer Aubrey Jenkins, S.S. Doric Star
  • Engineer AngelSelf - Engineer Angel, S.S. Tairoa
  • Engineer WalkerSelf - Engineer Walker, S.S. Tairoa
  • Arthur Denton
  • Terry-ThomasNews Reader
  • Millicent WolfSecretary
  • Jack RaineCutter
  • Pat WilliamsCutter

 

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For Freedom Trivia

For Freedom was released on May 4, 1940.

For Freedom was directed by Castleton Knight, Maurice Elvey.

For Freedom has a runtime of 87 min.

For Freedom was produced by Edward Black.

The key characters in For Freedom are Chief (Will Fyffe), Steve (Anthony Hulme), Ted / Commentator (E. V. H. Emmett).

For Freedom is a Drama, War film.

For Freedom has an audience rating of 5.5 out of 10.

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