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Pursuit of the Graf Spee: Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. With John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Peter Finch, Ian Hunter. In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
- (4.9K)
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- 1957-11
The Battle of the River Plate (a.k.a. Pursuit of the Graf Spee in the United States) is a 1956 British war film in Technicolor and VistaVision by the writer-director-producer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The film stars John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Bernard Lee and Peter Finch.
Jan 28, 2024 · THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE. 1956 - WW2 Full Movie: Royal Navy pursuit of battleship Graf Spee: Embark on a high-seas spectacle with 'The Battle of the River Plate' (1956), an epic war film...
- 117 min
- 1811
- Classic British War Movies
Pursuit Of The Graf Spee. Documentary-style account of WW II chase of a German battleship by a British force all the way to South America. In HD.
British officers (John Gregson, Anthony Quayle) chase the German pocket battleship Graf Spee to Uruguay, where its captain (Peter Finch) scuttles it.
- (11)
- War, Adventure
In 1956, the film The Battle of the River Plate (US title: Pursuit of the Graf Spee) was made of the battle and Admiral Graf Spee ' s end, with Peter Finch as Langsdorff and Anthony Quayle as Harwood. Finch portrays Langsdorff sympathetically as a gentleman.