San Demetrio London
1943 · 97 min · ★ 7.2 · Action, Drama, War
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.
Directed by Charles Frend · Written by F. Tennyson Jesse
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Walter Fitzgerald Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio -
Ralph Michael 2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio - N Neville Mapp 3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio
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Barry Letts Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio -
Frederick Piper Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio -
Gordon Jackson Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio -
Robert Beatty 'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio -
Mervyn Johns Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio -
James Donald Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay - N Nigel Clarke R.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager
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Arthur Young Captain George Waite - M.V. San Demetrio - M Michael Allen Cadet Roy Housden - M.V. San Demetrio
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