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The Battle of the River Plate

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width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>The Battle of the River Plate <nobr>(30-Nov-1956)</nobr></b></font><p> <p><p> <b>Directors:</b> <a href="/people/733/000043604/">Michael Powell</a>; <a href="/people/322/000078088/">Emeric Pressburger</a><p><b>Writers:</b> <a href="/people/733/000043604/">Michael Powell</a>; <a href="/people/322/000078088/">Emeric Pressburger</a><p><b>Music Composed by:</b> Brian Easdale<p><b>Producers:</b> <a href="/people/733/000043604/">Michael Powell</a>; <a href="/people/322/000078088/">Emeric Pressburger</a><p><b>Keywords:</b> <a href="/lists/802/000083553/">Action/Adventure</a>, <a href="/lists/712/000083463/">WWII</a><p><div><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/empty-star-20.png"></div><p><table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_actors"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/040/000278203/"><font size=-1>David Farrar</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>21-Aug-1908</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>31-Aug-1995</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Black Narcissus</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/745/000063556/"><font size=-1>Peter Finch</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Sep-1916</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Jan-1977</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Network</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/266/000350213/"><font size=-1>Michael Goodliffe</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1-Oct-1914</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>20-Mar-1976</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>A Night to Remember</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/018/000091742/"><font size=-1>John Gregson</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Mar-1919</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Jan-1975</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Genevieve</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/226/000120863/"><font size=-1>Ian Hunter</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>13-Jun-1900</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>23-Sep-1975</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Adventures of Robin Hood</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/587/000278750/"><font size=-1>Peter Illing</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Mar-1899</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>29-Oct-1966</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Against the Wind</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/669/000101366/"><font size=-1>John Le Mesurier</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>5-Apr-1912</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Nov-1983</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Dad's Army</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/148/000043019/"><font size=-1>Bernard Lee</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>10-Jan-1908</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-Jan-1981</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>James Bond's M</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/896/000022830/"><font size=-1>Christopher Lee</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>27-May-1922</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>7-Jun-2015</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Face of Fu Manchu</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/296/000044164/"><font size=-1>Patrick Macnee</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-Feb-1922</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>25-Jun-2015</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Mr. Steed on <i>The Avengers</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/421/000168914/"><font size=-1>John Merivale</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1-Dec-1917</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-Feb-1990</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The List of Adrian Messenger</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/734/000101431/"><font size=-1>Anthony Quayle</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>7-Sep-1913</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>20-Oct-1989</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Ice-Cold in Alex</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/771/000032675/"><font size=-1>John Schlesinger</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Film Director</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-Feb-1926</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>25-Jul-2003</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Marathon Man</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/306/000351250/"><font size=-1>Douglas Wilmer</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>8-Jan-1920</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>31-Mar-2016</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Sherlock Holmes</td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>CAST</b></font><p><table border=0><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Starring</font></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/018/000091742/">John Gregson</a></td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Capt. Bell -- H.M.S. Exeter</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/734/000101431/">Anthony Quayle</a></td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Commodore Harwood -- H.M.S. Ajax</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/226/000120863/">Ian Hunter</a></td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Captain Woodhouse -- H.M.S. Ajax</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Gwillim</td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Capt. Parry -- H.M.N.Z.S. Achilles</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/148/000043019/">Bernard Lee</a></td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Capt. Dove -- M.S. Africa Shell</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td>H.M.S. Sheffield</td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; H.M.S. Ajax</td></tr><tr><td>I.N.S. Delhi (formerly Achilles)</td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; H.M.N.Z.S. Achilles</td></tr><tr><td>H.M.S. Jamaica</td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; H.M.S. Exeter</td></tr><tr><td>H.M.S. Cumberland</td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; H.M.S. Cumberland</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">and</font></td></tr><tr><td>U.S.S. Salem</td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; The Admiral Graf Spee</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">with</font></td></tr><tr><td>Lionel Murton</td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Mike Fowler</td></tr><tr><td>Anthony Bushell</td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Mr. Millington Drake -- British Minister, Montevideo</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/587/000278750/">Peter Illing</a></td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Dr. Guani -- Foreign Minister, Uruguay</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/266/000350213/">Michael Goodliffe</a></td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Capt. McCall -- R.N. Attache, Buenos Aires</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/296/000044164/">Patrick Macnee</a></td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Lt. Cmdr. Medley -- R.N.</td></tr><tr><td>John Chandos</td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Dr. Langmann -- German Minister, Montevideo</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/306/000351250/">Douglas Wilmer</a></td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; M. Desmoulins -- French Minister, Montevideo</td></tr><tr><td>William Squire</td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Ray Martin</td></tr><tr><td>Roger Delgado</td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Capt. Varela -- Uruguayan Navy</td></tr><tr><td>Andrew Cruickshank</td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Capt. Stubbs -- Doric Star</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/896/000022830/">Christopher Lee</a></td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Manolo</td></tr><tr><td>Edward Atienza</td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Pop</td></tr><tr><td>April Olrich</td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Dolores</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">and</font></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/745/000063556/">Peter Finch</a></td><td> &nbsp; ... &nbsp; Capt. 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