Pursuit of the Graf Spee

Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Not Rated
1956    1h 59mDrama, War,
6.682%70%
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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  • John GregsonCaptain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter
  • Anthony QuayleCommodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
  • Ian HunterCaptain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
  • Jack GwillimCaptain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles
  • Bernard LeeCaptain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
  • Lionel MurtonMike Fowler
  • Anthony BushellSir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
  • Peter IllingDr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay
  • Michael GoodliffeCaptain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
  • Patrick MacneeLieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
  • John ChandosDr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo
  • Douglas WilmerM. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo
  • William SquireRay Martin
  • Roger DelgadoCaptain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
  • Andrew CruickshankCaptain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'
  • Christopher LeeManolo
  • Edward AtienzaPop
  • April OlrichDolores
  • Peter FinchCaptain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
  • David FarrarNarrator
  • John Le MesurierReverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
  • Cyril LuckhamLieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles
  • George MurcellChief Officer, Newton Beach
  • Anthony NewleyRadio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
  • Nigel StockChief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
  • Barry FosterBill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
  • Ambrosine PhillpottsMrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo
  • Tony WagerLookout, HMS Ajax
  • Brian WorthRadio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee
  • Patrick WestwoodArcher, HMS Ajax
  • Chris AdcockBritish Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)
  • Michael CollinsChief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
  • Patrick JordanSignalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
  • Jeremy KempGunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)
  • Donald MoffatSwanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
  • John SchlesingerLieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)
  • Richard BealeCapt. Pottinger (uncredited)
  • John Forbes-RobertsonLt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
  • Howard LangGuns - HMS Exeter (uncredited)
  • Michael PowellDirector / Writer / Producer
  • Emeric PressburgerDirector / Writer / Producer

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