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Raiders of the River: Directed by John Haggarty. With Richard O'Sullivan, Jenny Jones, Robert Peters, Jack MacGowran.
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- Crime, Sci-Fi
- John Haggarty
- 1956-04
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In the early months of the Second World War, Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine sends out merchant raiders to attack Allied shipping. The British Royal Navy responds with hunting groups whose mission is to stop these attacks. In time, the German battleship Admiral Graf Spee is discovered in the Atlantic, just off South America, by a trio of British cruise...
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Cast notes 1. Future director John Schlesinger has a small part as the German naval officer escorting Dove at the beginning of the film, as does Captain Patrick Dove of Africa Shell, who is himself portrayed by Bernard Lee. 2. Anthony Newley has a small part as a radio operator. Donald Moffat and Barry Foster, both uncredited, were making their film debuts, as was Jack Gwillim.
The Battle of the River Plate had its genesis in an invitation to Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger to attend a film festival in Argentina in 1954. They decided they could not afford to take the time from their schedules unless it was a working holiday, and used the trip to research the defeat of Admiral Graf Spee. They came across the "hook" f...
Admiral Graf Spee played by heavy cruiser USS Salemwhich retained its USN bow number, 139, for the film. This was explained by Captain Langsdorff as part of its camouflage to confuse other ships. O...Supply ship Altmark played by the fleet oiler RFA OlnaHMS Ajax, flagship, played by HMS SheffieldHMS Exeter played by HMS JamaicaThe use of real ships allows the film to pay particular attention to detail even though Admiral Graf Spee was portrayed by the American heavy cruiser USS Salem, which mounted 3" smaller main guns, is considerably greater in tonnage, 100' longer, and quite visually distinct (in bow, shearline, and having two forward triple turrets instead of the sin...
When The Battle of the River Plate was completed and screened for executives at the Rank Organisation, it was received so well that it was decided to hold the release of the film for a year, so that it could be chosen as part of the next year's Royal Film Performance (in 1956), since 1955's film had already been selected. The royal premiere was hel...
The Battle of the River Plate was nominated for three BAFTA Awardsin 1957, for "Best British Film", "Best British Screenplay" and "Best Film From Any Source".
In 1956 Powell published Graf Spee with Hodder and Stoughton, a.k.a. Death in the Atlantic (Rinehart, US), retelling the story of the film in more detail. In 1976, a second edition was released by White Lion Publishers with the amended title, The Last Voyage of the Graf Spee.
The Battle of the River Plate at IMDbThe Battle of the River Plate at the BFI's Screenonline. Full synopsis, film stills and clips viewable from UK librariesReviews and articles at the Powell & Pressburger PagesPursuit of the Graf Spee at the TCM Movie DatabaseDetails. Genres. Releases. Director. John Haggarty. More at TMDb. Children's' serial in 10 episodes. The adventures of three London children with a gang of crooks.
- John Haggarty
- Children's Film Foundation (CFF)
10 mag 2023 · Raiders of the River. 1956. 2h 27m. Crime/Sci-fi. Cast. Richard O'Sullivan (Joey) Jenny Jones (Patsy) Robert Peters (Ben) Jack MacGowran (Alf Barber) John Longden (Professor Dykes) Vic...
Full Cast & Crew. See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro. Directed by. John Haggarty. Writing Credits (in alphabetical order) Cast (in credits order) Produced by. Frank A. Hoare. ... producer. Music by. Max Saunders. See also. Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs.
