La battaglia di Rio della Plata

Titolo originale: The Battle of the River Plate
Regia: Michael Powell | Emeric Pressburger |
Anno: 1956
Origine: United Kingdom |
Generi: Dramma Storia Guerra
Tag: atlantic ocean | world war ii | royal navy | naval warfare | german navy | montevideo, uruguay |
Cast: John Gregson | Anthony Quayle | Ian Hunter | Jack Gwillim | Bernard Lee | Lionel Murton | Anthony Bushell | Peter Illing | Michael Goodliffe | Patrick Macnee | John Chandos | Douglas Wilmer | William Squire | Roger Delgado | Andrew Cruickshank | Christopher Lee | Edward Atienza | April Olrich | Peter Finch | David Farrar | John Le Mesurier | Cyril Luckham | George Murcell | Anthony Newley | Nigel Stock | Barry Foster | Ambrosine Phillpotts | Tony Wager | Brian Worth | Patrick Westwood | Chris Adcock | Michael Collins | Patrick Jordan | Jeremy Kemp | Donald Moffat | John Schlesinger | Richard Beale | John Forbes-Robertson | Howard Lang |

Subito dopo l'inizio della seconda guerra mondiale la corazzata tascabile tedesca Admiral Graf Spee opera nell'oceano Atlantico, con l'appoggio della nave ausiliaria Altmark, come nave corsara ma, il 13 dicembre 1939, viene coinvolta nell'omonima battaglia navale da tre incrociatori britannici: l'HMNZS Achilles, l'HMS Ajax e l'HMS Exeter.

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A symbolic scene, when a crane lowers a lifeboat with Captain Dove into an aircraft hangar of "Admi [...] D
When the British first spot the Graf Spee through binoculars, a prominent cloud of smoke is billowi [...] D
When the lifeboat returning Captain Dove from the just-sunk Africa Shell is lifted from the water t [...] D
When Captain Dove is first brought aboard the Graf Spee, the anti-aircraft gunners are wearing US-p [...] D
The German Navy had no capacity to refuel and resupply alongside and underway. The seamanship requi [...] D
When reading out the ship departures from the newspaper they include Salvador, There has never been [...] D
When Graf Speed refuels from Altmark, Bernard Lee's character goes on deck to observe. He is no lon [...] D
After HMS Cumberland had joined Ajax and Achilles replacing Exeter, the three ships portrayed in fo [...] D
In one shot on the bridge of the Ajax a seaman is seen wearing a hat with H.M.S Ajax across the fro [...] D
By the time of filming, one of the turrets on INS Delhi (HMNZS Achilles) had been removed and HMS C [...] D
The American reporter asks the telephone switchboard operator to get "NBC, CBC, ABC" on the line. A [...] D
There are no hoses attached to the oxygen masks of the crew of the spotter plane. D
Just after the Graf Spee is spotted, Chief Yeoman is ordered to signal the Exeter with a signal lam [...] D
Little attempt is made to 'age' Montevideo to the period of the film and it looks far more like the [...] D
As HMS Exeter prepares for battle the personnel on the bridge are looking to the port bow; however, [...] D
When the petty officer runs forward on Exeter after she is hit in the bow, he reacts to the explosi [...] D
When Benard Lee is on the deck of the "Graf Spee", one of the main battery turrets plainly has a U. [...] D
The "Admiral Graf Spee" is, quite obviously, a Des Moines class American heavy cruiser of the post- [...] D
In the opening scenes the German sailors are carrying American Thompson M1A1 sub-machine guns inste [...] D
Commodore Harwood was promoted to Rear Admiral as a result of the action off Montevideo. However, h [...] D
When Graf Spee is leaving Montevideo, there are some cars visible on her deck. D
When the crew of the Ajax cheers the Achilles in long shot, the crew (including both bridges) are w [...] D