The Battle of the River Plate

1956

Action / Adventure / Drama / History / War

11
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 82% · 11 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 69% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 5551 5.6K

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Plot summary

In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open to supply the British Isles, facing the great danger posed by the many German warships, such as the Admiral Graf Spee, which are scouring the ocean for cargo ships to sink.

Director

Michael Powell Photo
Michael Powell

Top cast

George Murcell Photo
George Murcell as Chief Officer, Newton Beach
David Farrar Photo
David Farrar as Narrator
Christopher Lee Photo
Christopher Lee as Manolo
John Chandos Photo
John Chandos as Dr. Langmann - German Minister, Montevideo
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
963.98 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 59 min
Seeds 2
1.84 GB
1904*1072
English 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 59 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by andy f 5 / 10

An average war film that starts well and

An average war film that starts well and has beautiful cinematography. However it turns into an almost drawn out farce and becomes fairly painful viewing.
Reviewed by Satin B 1 / 10

Boring as a cardboard sandwich ⚠️ Typical bbc

Boring as a cardboard sandwich ⚠️ Typical bbc
Reviewed by Russ G 3 / 10

British title: "Battle of the River Platte." At

British title: "Battle of the River Platte." At least one of the British cruisers actually participated in the battle; I believe one was at that time in the service of the Indian Navy. USS Salem was the stand in for the scuttled German cruiser - its bow number 139 prominently shown in the film's footage. You can still see and tour that ship in Quincy, MA south of Boston; she's the last "heavy cruiser" still afloat anywhere in the world. In the film they tried to explain it away by claiming that Graf Spee was being disguised as a US Navy cruiser.
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