The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Captain Bell, HMS Exeter

      John Gregson

    • Commodore Harwood, HMS Ajax

      Anthony Quayle

    • Captain Woodhouse, HMS Ajax

      Ian Hunter

    • Captain Parry, HMNZS Achilles

      Jack Gwillim

    • Captain Dove, MS Africa Shell

      Bernard Lee

    • Mike Fowler

      Lionel Murton

    • Mr Millington-Drake, British Minister

      Anthony Bushell

    • Dr Guani, Foreign Minister Uruguay

      Peter Illing

    • Captain McCall, British naval attache

      Michael Goodliffe

    • Lieutenant-Commander Medley

      Patrick Macnee

    • Dr Langmann, German minister Montevideo

      John Chandos

    • M. Desmoulins, French minister Montevi..

      Douglas Wilmer

    • Ray Martin

      William Squire

    • Captain Varela, Uruguayan navy

      Roger Delgado

    • Captain Stubbs, Doric Star

      Andrew Cruickshank

    • Manolo

      Christopher Lee

    • Pop

      Edward Atienza

    • Dolores

      April Olrich

    • Captain Langsdorff, Admiral Graf Spee

      Peter Finch

    • [Madame X]

      Maria Mercedes

    • [German officer]

      John Schlesinger

    • [padre]

      John Le Mesurier

    • [British officer aboard Graf Spee]

      Anthony Newley

    • [British officer aboard Graf Spee]

      Nigel Stock

    • [Captain Pottinger, Ashlea]

      Richard Beale

    • [.]

      Diane Herman

    • [.]

      Robert Crewdson

    • [.]

      Tita Dane

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      Michael Powell

    • Directed by

      Emeric Pressburger

    • Assistant Director

      Charles Orme

    • Continuity

      Betty Harley

    Production:

    • ©/Production Company

      Arcturus Productions

    • opening logo [Presents]

      The Rank Organisation

    • closing logo

      British and Dominions Film Corporation

    • Released by

      J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors

    • Executive Producer

      Earl St. John

    • Produced by

      Michael Powell

    • Produced by

      Emeric Pressburger

    • Associate Producer

      Streeter, Sydney

    • Production Manager

      John Brabourne

    • Production Controller

      Arthur Alcott

    • Made at

      Pinewood Studios

    Writing:

    • Written by

      Michael Powell

    • Written by

      Emeric Pressburger

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Christopher Challis

    • Camera Operator

      Austin Dempster

    Special Effects:

    • Special Effects

      Bill Warrington

    • Special Effects

      Snow, James

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Reginald Mills

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Arthur Lawson

    • Assistant Art Director

      Picton, Donald

    • Artistic Adviser

      Hein Heckroth

    Make-up:

    • Make Up

      Geoffrey Rodway

    Music:

    • Music Composed by

      Brian Easdale

    • Musical Director

      Lewis, Frederic

    Sound:

    • Sound Recordist

      C.C. Stevens

    • Sound Recordist

      Gordon K. McCallum

    • [Sound Assistant]

      Harry Fairbairn

    • Sound System

      Westrex Recording System

    • Sound Editor

      Arthur Stevens

    Consultant:

    • Naval Adviser

      Bell, Captain F.S.

    • Technical Adviser on prison sequences

      Dove, Captain Patrick

    • Thanked in credits

      The Admiralty

    • Thanked in credits

      The Royal New Zealand Navy

    • Thanked in credits

      The Indian Navy

    • Thanked in credits

      United States Navy

    • Thanked in credits

      The Uruguayan Navy

    • Thanked in credits

      The British Merchant Navy

    • Thanked in credits

      Meditteranean Commander-in-chief

    • Thanked in credits

      Portsmouth Commander-in-chief

    • Thanked in credits

      Lady Harwood

    • Thanked in credits

      Parry, Admiral Sir W. Edward

    • Thanked in credits

      Woodhouse, Admiral Sir Charles

    • Thanked in credits

      The National Council of Government of Uruguay

    • Thanked in credits

      The Friends of Uruguay Society

    • Thanked in credits

      The River Plate Veterans Association

    • Thanked in credits

      Commander United States Sixth Fleet

    • Thanked in credits

      Officers and men of the Royal Navy

    • Thanked in credits

      Ministry of Defence (Navy), Royal Dockyards

    Publicity:

    • Publicity

      Jean Osborne  (uncredited)