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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First cinema film of Donald Moffat.
The USS Salem was a WWII-vintage Des Moines class heavy cruiser, armed with nine 8-inch guns. In this movie we can also see the 3-inch AA guns installed to combat Kamikaze attacks.
The film omits the tragic final act of the story. A few days after scuttling his own ship, German Captain Langsdorff committed suicide in a hotel room in Buenos Aires. He was dressed in full uniform and wrapped in the battleflag of his sunken vessel.
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The USS Salem was a WWII-vintage Des Moines class heavy cruiser, armed with nine 8-inch guns. In this movie we can also see the 3-inch AA guns installed to combat Kamikaze attacks.
The film omits the tragic final act of the story. A few days after scuttling his own ship, German Captain Langsdorff committed suicide in a hotel room in Buenos Aires. He was dressed in full uniform and wrapped in the battleflag of his sunken vessel.
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