It was allowed to keep six old battleships of the deutschland and lothringen class, six small cruisers, 12 dds and 12 torpedo boats. Battle of the river plate was released in the us as pursuit of the graf spee. In the united states the film was retitled pursuit of the graf spee. Pursuit of the graf spee aka the battle of the river plate. Buy the battle of the river plate 1956 pursuit of the graf spee graf. This is the 1975 welldone restoration of the 1946 original version, pursuit of the graf spee, which is also available region 2. It was released in the united states in a cut version as pursuit of the graf spee. The battle of the river plate was nominated for three bafta awards in 1957. During the war her role was that of a commerce raider in the south atlantic. Thoughtfully, the movie has captain langsdorff referring to disguising the graf spee as an american cruiser which helps a little. 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. Then the graf spee sailed but only with a skeleton crew on board.
The blurb of this book stresses this is not an historical account, it is an adventure story. Graf spee article about graf spee by the free dictionary. British import comes to the new odeon 2 houses show golden age of comedy. Panzerschiff admiral graf spee in december 1939 after world war i the versailles treaty limited the construction of new warships in germany. The battle of the river plate is a 1956 british war film by directorwriter team of michael powell and emeric pressburger, starring john gregson, anthony quayle and peter finch. In the evening a large explosion was seen on board the graf spee. Eventually, however, german captain langsdorff peter finch is faced with a difficult decision. Whats the difference between hsf graf spee and the regular. Directed by 2 writing credits 2 cast 3 produced by 4 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 production design by 1 makeup department 1 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 1.
Upper lips dont get much stiffer, as captain bell john gregson bravely agrees to proceed to the falklands, under orders from harwood anthony quayle in michael powell and emeric pressburgers the pursuit of the graf spee, 1957. Historical account it may not be but it sticks very accurately to the facts of the battle of the river plate in which hms exeter, hms ajax and hmnzs achilles eventually wore down captain langsdorff in the german pocket batttleship graf spee. In the first major naval battle of world war ii, the british navy must find and destroy a powerful german warship. Watch online pursuit of the graf spee 1956 full movie. The graf spees career was short but productive, accounting for nine ships totaling 50,000 tons. As the name implies, it covers the search for the german pocket battleship graf spee in 1939. Life and death of the german heavy cruiser admiral. The ship had a design displacement of 14,890 tons and a full load displacement of 16,280 tons, though the ship was officially stated to be within the 10,000 tons limit of the treaty of versailles. British officers john gregson, anthony quayle chase the german pocket battleship graf spee to uruguay, where its captain peter finch scuttles it.
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. This is an excellent movie which follows the exploits of the pocket battleship. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 cast and crew moviefone. Directed by 2 writing credits 2 cast 3 produced by 4 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 company credits imdb. Another entry in the long line of ah bismarckstyle search and battle naval wargames, this one is very rare. On the sunday, crew from the graf spee were seen leaving the ship and by midday an estimated 800 men had left. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. She was designed by the german navy prior to wwii to be a fast and powerful light battleship.
This movie directed by michael powell, emeric pressburger whom known as an famous movie director and have directed many interesting movies with great. Of great danger were the numerous surfacecommerce raiders that had slipped out of german waters just before war was declared. The graf spee continued in this manner sinking nine enemy merchant vessels before middecember. Pursuit of the graf spee the 1957 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Jun 08, 2016 watch pursuit of the graf spee online 1080p. Pursuit of the graf spee is one of best movie released on 26 june 2015 starring john gregson, anthony quayle, ian hunter, jack gwillim, bernard lee. No idea why itv cant do an uncut blu ray or the download version doesnt sate its 4. I can imagine graf paired with a gallant could be quite fun when both were working together and competently skippered. Pursuit of the graf spee, the movie clip sweep the.
The battle of the river plate hens tooth video 1956 color 1. Since the graf spees arado float plane was out of service, langsdorff chose to speed the graf spee toward his new target. The group that finds the heavily armed pocket battleship admiral graf spee near. The incredible true story of the german pocket battleship graf spee, hounded to a desperate doom by the british navy during the early days of the second world war, presented in the highest dvd quality mpg video format of 9.
Supplied by axis cargo ships or tankers, they primarily attacked and sank merchant shipping, and they could and. English mono, danish subtitles, finnish subtitles, norwegian subtitles, swedish subtitles. Nov, 2010 pursuit of the graf spee, the movie clip sweep the horizon. Widely regarded as one of the best and most intelligent british war dramas of the 1950s, the battle of river plate is the story of britains first significant naval victory in ww2. About the graf spee general discussion world of warships. Spee entered the navy in 1878 and served in a variety of roles and locations, including on a colonial gunboat in german west africa. Just three miles out of montevideo harbour, the graf spee stopped.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The battle of the river plate 1956 pursuit of the graf spee graf. Dec 21, 2016 missions for getting the graf spee will be very very hard. The graf spee is represented by uss salem which has three triple gun turrets yet in the captains cabin is a photograph of the real graf spee which had just two turrets. May 18, 2015 on the sunday, crew from the graf spee were seen leaving the ship and by midday an estimated 800 men had left. I need help with the graf spee general game discussion. In the background are the battleship hms resolution and the battlecruiser hms hood. Aug 02, 2011 for the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. Since the graf spee s arado float plane was out of service, langsdorff chose to speed the graf spee toward his new target. This is an account of british naval action in the south atlantic, december 1939, early in the war with germany. John gregson heads the cast as captain bell, skipper of the exeter, one of several vessels engaged in pursuit of the indestructable geman battleship graf spee.
Likewise, hms ajax is represented by a sheffield class cruiser with four triple gun turrets yet in the fire control area there are just eight lights to indicate guns ready. This movie directed by michael powell, emeric pressburger whom known as an famous movie director and have directed many interesting movies with great story telling. Pursuit of the graf spee aka the battle of the river. The search for the graf spee board game boardgamegeek. How britain tricked a german battleship into sinking. Pursuit of the graf spee street date november 9, 2010 24. The tremendous story of the victory over the graf spee set during the early years of world war ii, the war in the atlantic. Pursuit of the graf spee, the movie clip sweep the horizon.
The graf spee goes down exactly as the sun sets, and then the british warships steam away with the sun still above the horizon. On december th she thought she had another merchant vessel on the horizon. 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. They will also be harder in eu than say na because of the relative number of active players. The ship itself is 100% identical in regards to stats to the normal spee. Admiral graf spee panzerschiff schwerer kreuzer 19361939 deutschland class ship info history operational history technical data photos 1. The battle of the river plate 1956 pursuit of the graf spee. One great danger was the surface raiders, huge cruisers called pocket. To stop everyone just easily getting gs expect eu missions to be extremely hard to complete compared to asiana missions with graf spee will be easier and very rewarding. The battle of the river plate 1956 directed by emeric. Admiral graf spee was 610 feet long overall and had a beam of 71 feet and a maximum draft of 24. The film stars john gregson, anthony quayle, and peter finch. Although the admiral graf spee is often called graf spee for short, it must not be confused with the uncompleted world war i german battle cruiser graf spee.
Here a portrait of the ship seen from aft with a good view of the two torpedo batteries and main turret b. Whats the difference between hsf graf spee and the. How britain tricked a german battleship into sinking itself. The royal navy was fighting a desperate battle to keep the convoy routes open to keep the british isles supplied. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 michael powell, emeric. In the opening years of world war ii the royal navy was fighting a desperate battle to keep the atlantic convoy routes open and the british isles supplied. You will have very bad games a lot of mediocre games and some insane games in her. The battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee. Overview of pursuit of the graf spee, 1957, directed by michael powell, with john gregson, anthony quayle, peter finch, at turner classic movies. Pursuit of the graf spee battle of the river plate dvd mp4.
At the start of world war i he commanded a squadron in east asia. The german pocket battleship graf spee raided the sea lane to india, sinking englandbound freighters and seizing their crews. All completely full songs from the game in high quality. The battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee 1956. Fine, entertaining movie of the famous sea battle between 3 smaller british warships versus the great german pocket battleship graf spee. Find similar and related movies for pursuit of the graf spee 1956 michael powell, emeric pressburger on allmovie. One of the first major events of the war took place in the south atlantic in december 1939. Widely regarded as one of the best and most intelligent british war dramas of the 1950s, the. The admiral graf spee had a different and unusual conclusion to her battle days.
Pursuit of the graf spee 1957 turner classic movies. Graf spee comes complete with diecut counters, rules booklet, battle board and two movement boards. The battle of the river plate is a 1956 british war film in technicolor and vistavision by the. It was distributed worldwide by rank film distributors ltd. According to article 190 of the treaty, the battleships could be.
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