The Battle of the River Plate (1956) | |
| Director(s) | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger |
| Producer(s) | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Earl St. John (executive) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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The Battle of the River Plate (1956) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and produced by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger and Earl St. John.
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Ships used in the film: HMS Sheffield as HMS Ajax, INS Delhi (HMS Achilles 1933-41, HMNZS Achilles 1941-46) as HMS Achilles, HMS Cumberland as HMS Cumberland, Heavy Cruiser USS Salem as the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee. Light cruiser HMS Jamaica played the played the part of heavy cruiser HMS Exeter.
Michael Powell had been a big fan of Noel Coward's In Which We Serve, which acted as inspiration for him.
River Plate is a mis-translation of the Spanish name for the river, Rio de la Plata. Plata is Spanish for silver and Plato is Spanish for plate. The river is actually called the Silver River.
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Michael Powell had been a big fan of Noel Coward's In Which We Serve, which acted as inspiration for him.
River Plate is a mis-translation of the Spanish name for the river, Rio de la Plata. Plata is Spanish for silver and Plato is Spanish for plate. The river is actually called the Silver River.
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