The Battle of the River Plate
The Midshipmen's quarters were empty because Captain Langsdorff had promoted all of his Midshipmen to Ensigns in order to make room for his prisoners.,In the opening scenes the German sailors are carrying American Thompson M1A1 sub-machine guns instead of German weapons such as the MP38 or MP40.,Captain Langsdorff 'Admiral Graff Spee': [to Captain Dove] Every commander is alone, Captain.,H.M.S. Sheffield as H.M.S. Ajax,Featured in The Story of Making the Film They're a Weird Mob (1966),Cabalgata de los Gauchos
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Music by Brian Easdale
Lyrics by Manuel Salina
Performed by April Olrich (dubbed by Muriel Smith),Fine, entertaining movie of the famous sea battle between 3 smaller British warships versus the great German Pocket Battleship "Graf Spee". Tremendous sea scenes , aided by the fact that most of the original ships which fought the actual battle are used in the movie. Well acted all-round with Peter Finch doing a fine job as Captain Langsdorf.,