The Battle of the River Plate

Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger

With John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Ian Hunter, Jack Gwillim and Bernard Lee

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.