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The Battle of the River Plate

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Drama continuing the Britain at War season, starring
Peter Finch
Ten days before the Second World
War begins, Germany's crack pocket battleship, the GrafSpee, is destroying Allied merchant shipping in the South Atlantic. All attempts to stop the ship seem doomed, until British intelligence conceives a daring plan.
Directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
(1956) ............................................... # FILM REVIEWS pages 53-60

Contributors

Unknown:
Peter Finch
Directors:
Michael Powell
Directors:
Emeric Pressburger
Captain Langsdorff:
Peter Finch
Captain Bell:
John Gregson
Commodore Harwood:
Anthony Quayle
Captain Woodhouse:
Ian Hunter
Captain Barry:
Jack Gwillim
Captain Dove:
Bernard Lee
Mike Fowler:
Lionel Murton
Lt Comdr Medley:
Patrick MacNee
Source: Radio Times

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