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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Location filming started on 13 December 1955, the 16th anniversary of the battle. The River Plate Association in Auckland sent a good-luck message to the crew. "Congratulations on choice of day. Hope your shooting will be as successful as ours!"
The Admiral Graf Spee was portrayed in the film by the USS Salem, despite the latter having the wrong number of main turrets. Of course, they weren't able to scuttle the real Salem so that was the only real occasion that models were used extensively.
Michael Powell later published a novel, "The Last Voyage of the Graf Spee", retelling the story mainly for children.
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The Admiral Graf Spee was portrayed in the film by the USS Salem, despite the latter having the wrong number of main turrets. Of course, they weren't able to scuttle the real Salem so that was the only real occasion that models were used extensively.
Michael Powell later published a novel, "The Last Voyage of the Graf Spee", retelling the story mainly for children.
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