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The Battle of the River Plate (1956) is a film by the British-based director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger. Its US title was Pursuit of the Graf Spee.
The film portrays the eponymous naval battle of 1939, between a British force of three cruisers (Exeter, Ajax and Achilles) and the German pocket battleshipAdmiral Graf Spee. It was to the last film Powell and Pressburger made together through their Archers production company.
Unlike many British war movies of its time, The Battle of the River Plate treats the Germans as honourable opponents rather than as cardboard cut-out "Huns". This was a recurrent theme in Powell and Pressburger's films, including The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp.
The "cast" of ships:
USS Salem, a Des Moines-class cruiser, portrayed Admiral Graf Spee.
County-class cruiser HMS Cumberland portrayed herself and her sister ship Exeter.
The Battle of the RiverPlate (US title:Pursuit of the Graf Spee) is a 1956 British movie written, produced, and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
It portrays the eponymous naval battle of 1939, between a Commonwealth force of three cruisers (HMS Exeter, HMS Ajax and HMNZS Achilles) and the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee.
Unlike most British war movies of the time, The Battle of the RiverPlate is notable in treating the German sailors as honourable opponents rather than as cardboard cut-out "Huns".
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John Gregson in Battle of the RiverPlate.
The film portrays the Battle of the RiverPlate, a naval battle of 1939, between a Royal Navy force of three cruisers (HMS Exeter, Ajax and Achilles) and the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee.
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