San Demetrio London

San Demetrio London

1943
1h 37m
7.0

7.0/10

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Action Drama War
Overview

Based on the true story of the 1940 rescue of the tanker MV San Demetrio by parts of her own crew after she had been set afire in the middle of the Atlantic by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer and then had been abandoned. When one of the lifeboats drifted back to the burning tanker the day after, and found that she still hadn't exploded, they decided to board her and put out the fires. Eventually, they managed to start the engine again and decided to try to reach Britain against all odds.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Ealing Studios
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

based on true story

Quick Facts

Release Date December 7, 1943
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0039797

Cast

Walter Fitzgerald
Walter Fitzgerald

Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio

Ralph Michael
Ralph Michael

2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio

Neville Mapp
Neville Mapp

3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio

Barry Letts
Barry Letts

Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio

Frederick Piper
Frederick Piper

Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio

Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson

Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio

Robert Beatty
Robert Beatty

'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio

Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns

Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio

James Donald
James Donald

Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay

Nigel Clarke
Nigel Clarke

R.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager

Arthur Young
Arthur Young

Captain George Waite - M.V. San Demetrio

Michael Allen
Michael Allen

Cadet Roy Housden - M.V. San Demetrio

Key Crew

Charles Frend
Director
Robert Hamer
Producer
Charles Frend
Writer
F. Tennyson Jesse
Writer
Robert Hamer
Writer
Michael Balcon
Producer