Summary
While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge, Lietenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared for his crew and his ship to remain as a hostage for the Chinese to use as an international pawn.
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Cast
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Richard ToddLieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
William HartnellLeading Seaman Leslie Frank
Akim TamiroffColonel Peng
Donald HoustonLieutenant Weston
Keye LukeCaptain Kuo Tai
Sophie StewartMiss Charlotte Dunlap
Robert UrquhartFlight Lieutenant Fearnley
Richard LeechLieutenant Strain
Barry FosterPetty Officer McCarthy
Thomas HeathcoteMr. Monaghan
Sam KyddAble Seaman Walker
Ewen SolonERA Williams
Kenneth CopeMr. McNamara
Alfred BurkePetty Officer
Richard ColemanLieutenant Commander Skinner
Ian BannenAble Seaman Bannister
Gene AndersonRuth Worth
Bernard CribbinsAble Seaman James Bryson
Ray JacksonTelegraphist Jack Leonard French
Anthony ChinnPLA Officer
Allan CuthbertsonCaptain Donaldson
Basil DignamSir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador to China
John PaulStaff Officer Operations
Crew
- Directed by
- Michael Anderson
- Written by
- Eric Ambler, Franklin Gollings, Lawrence Earl
- Produced by
- Herbert Wilcox
- Music by
- Leighton Lucas
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Facts
April 2, 1957 · 1 h 53 min · Violence
- Released
- April 2, 1957
- Runtime
- 1 h 53 min
- Content
- Violence
- Genres
- War
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United Kingdom

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