A good old fashioned excellent british war movie, fantastic to watch on a sunday afternoon with your feet up and some beer in the fridge on the offchance you get. This is an excellent movie which follows the exploits of the pocket battleship. The battle of the river plate was nominated for three bafta awards in 1957, for best british film. The battle of the river plate is a 1956 british war film in technicolor and vistavision by the. Fancy watching pursuit of the graf spee on your tv or mobile device at home. Widely regarded as one of the best and most intelligent british war dramas of the 1950s, the. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 stream and watch online. No idea why itv cant do an uncut blu ray or the download version doesnt sate its 4. Pursuit of the graf spee in the united states is a 1956 british war film in technicolor and vistavision by the writerdirectorproducer team of michael powell and emeric pressburger. The battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee. Well acted allround with peter finch doing a fine job as captain langsdorf. British navy sinks german ship graf spee in first naval battle of wwii.
British officers chase the german pocket battleship graf spee to uruguay. Graf spee emerges from its river plate grave telegraph. Pursuit of the graf spee subtitles english 2 subtitles. The royal navy was fighting a desperate battle to keep the convoy routes open to keep the british isles supplied. Germanys graf spee, equipped with 11inch guns and a prototype diesel engine, was one of the most advanced vessels of its time. The battle of the river plate 1956 pursuit of the graf spee graf. Which movie has the best shipwreck by destruction or sinking the 1st definition of the word shipwreck.
In this video, the famous battleship was sinking near montevideo,in the fall of 1939,by the own german crew of the vessellastima,lo q mas me puede es. One great danger was the surface raiders, huge cruisers called. German pocket battleship graf spee settles almost to the waterline outside the. The british sent three cruisers commanded by commodore henry harwood to confront her. The obvious figure around which the pursuit of the graf spee should have been built is that of captain langsdorff, whom churchill himself described as a highclass person. Pursuit of the graf spee the 1957 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Take home the famed german pocket battleship graf spee, a skilled commander for her helm, and a sprinkling of doubloons. One great danger was the surface raiders, huge cruisers called pocket.
Chief engineer, newton beach,pprisoner on graf spee uncredited. The group that finds the heavily armed pocket battleship admiral graf spee near south america is. Tonton pursuit of the graf spee wildan aditya di dailymotion. The battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee 1956. Altogether shocking action for 1957, as the exeter, under the command of bell john gregson, gets clobbered by the german battleship, in michael powell and emeric pressburgers the pursuit of the graf spee. Thoughtfully, the movie has captain langsdorff referring to disguising the graf spee as an american cruiser which helps a little. Pursuit of the graf spee 1957 turner classic movies. The battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee pictures and photo gallery check out just released the battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee pics, images, clips. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 british officers john gregson, anthony quayle chase the german pocket battleship graf spee to uruguay, where its captain peter finch scuttles it. The tremendous story of the victory over the graf spee set during the early years of world war ii, the war in the atlantic. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the michael powelldirected movie via subscription can be. The pursuit of the graf spee news the harvard crimson. Tremendous sea scenes, aided by the fact that most of the original ships which fought the actual battle are used in the movie. Pursuit of the graf spee, the movie clip sweep the.
Nazi germany world war ii navy battleship warship graf spee. This first one is battle of the river plate, alternatively know as pursuit of the graf spee. Buy the battle of the river plate 1956 pursuit of the graf spee graf. The film stars john gregson, anthony quayle, and peter finch. Unlike many war movies, like saving private ryan, this movie could not be. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. In the first three months of world war ii, she was responsible for sinking nine ships. It was distributed worldwide by rank film distributors ltd. Discover 28 highresolution movie posters of the battle of the river plate action, adventure, drama, history, war on movieposterdb.
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