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The Battle of the River Plate

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Second in a double bill of maritime warfilms, starring
John Gregson , Anthony Quayle
Ten days before the start of the Second
World War, the British Navy are forced to use all their cunning to destroy Germany's crack pocket battleship, the GrafSpee. Captain Bell JOHN GREGSON. Commodore Harwood ANTHONY QUAYLE , Captain Langsdorff PETER
FINCH, Captain Woodhouse IAN HUNTER , Captain Barry JACKGWILLIM , Captain Dove BERNARD LEE Directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
(1956, U) ♦ See Films: pages 57-72

Contributors

Unknown:
John Gregson
Unknown:
Anthony Quayle
Unknown:
Captain Bell John Gregson.
Unknown:
Harwood Anthony Quayle
Unknown:
Captain Langsdorff Peter
Unknown:
Captain Woodhouse Ian Hunter
Unknown:
Barry Jackgwillim
Unknown:
Captain Dove Bernard Lee
Directors:
Michael Powell
Source: Radio Times

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