In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the Atlantic convoy routes open to supply the British Isles, facing the great danger posed by the many German warships, such as the Admiral Graf Spee, which are scouring the ocean for cargo ships to sink.
John Gregson
Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter
Anthony Quayle
Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
Ian Hunter
Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
Jack Gwillim
Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles
Bernard Lee
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Lionel Murton
Mike Fowler
Anthony Bushell
Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
Peter Illing
Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay
Michael Goodliffe
Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
Patrick Macnee
Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.
John Chandos
Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo
Douglas Wilmer
M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo
William Squire
Ray Martin
Roger Delgado
Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy
Andrew Cruickshank
Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'
Christopher Lee
Manolo
Edward Atienza
Pop
April Olrich
Dolores
Peter Finch
Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
David Farrar
Narrator
Jeremy Kemp
Gunner, H.M.S. Achilles (uncredited)
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Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
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Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles
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Swanston, Lookout, H.M.S. Ajax (uncredited)
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Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
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Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
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Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
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Lookout, HMS Ajax
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Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee
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Archer, HMS Ajax
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British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)
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Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)
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Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
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Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)
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