Summary
Based on the true story of the 1940 rescue of the tanker MV San Demetrio by parts of her own crew after she had been set afire in the middle of the Atlantic by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer and then had been abandoned.
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
Cast
12 of 12
Walter FitzgeraldChief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
Ralph Michael2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio
Barry LettsApprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
Frederick PiperBoatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio
Gordon JacksonMessboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio
Robert Beatty'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio
Mervyn JohnsGreaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
James DonaldGunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay
Arthur YoungCaptain George Waite - M.V. San Demetrio
Charles VictorDeckhand
James McKechnieDeckhand
David HorneMr. Justice Langton
Crew
- Directed by
- Charles Frend
- Written by
- Charles Frend, Robert Hamer, F. Tennyson Jesse
- Produced by
- Michael Balcon, Robert Hamer
- Music by
- John Greenwood
Everyone
Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
Facts
December 7, 1943 · 1 h 37 min · Action, Drama, War
- Released
- December 7, 1943
- Runtime
- 1 h 37 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, War
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United Kingdom
- Available in
- 26 countries
- Keywords
- based on true story

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