Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)

Directed by Emeric Pressburger / Michael Powell

Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, History, War | Release Date - Oct 30, 1956 | Run Time - 119 min. | Countries - United States of America | MPAA Rating - NR

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Anthony Quayle

Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax / Commodore Harwood-H.M.S. Ajax

Bernard Lee

Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

Ian Hunter

Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

John Gregson

Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter

Peter Finch

Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee" / Captain Langsdorff - 'Admiral Graf Spee'

Anthony Bushell

Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo / Mr. Millington Drake - British Minister, Montevideo

Anthony Newley

Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee / Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Barry Foster

Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter

Christopher Lee

Manolo

Conrad Phillips

Lt. Washbourne - Gunnery Officer, HMS Achilles

David Farrar

Narrator

Donald Moffat

Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax

Douglas Wilmer

M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo / M. Desmoulins - French Minister, Montevideo

Jeremy Kemp

Gunner, HMS Achilles

John Le Mesurier

Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter / Rev. George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

John Schlesinger

Lieutenant, Graf Spee

Michael Goodliffe

Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires / Captain McCall - R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires

Muriel Smith

Dolores, Montevideo

Nigel Stock

Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee / Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Patrick Macnee

Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N. / Lieutenant Commander Medley R.N.

Roger Delgado

Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy / Captain Varela - Uruguayan Navy

Terence Bayler

Stoker - HMS Achilles

Jack Gwillim

Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles / Captain Parry - H.M.N.Z.S. Achilles

Alan Beale

Capt. Pttinger

Alan Casley

Rating, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter

Alan Masterson

Midshipman, HMS Exeter

Alan Rolfe

Petty Officer, HMS Exeter

Alan Townsend

Duty Officer, HMS Ajax

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo

Andrew Cruickshank

Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star' / Captain Stubbs - 'Doric Star'

Anna Burden

Madame Desmoulins, Montevideo

April Olrich

Dolores

Arthur Howell

Merchant Seaman [MS Tairoa]

Barry Johns

Merchant Officer [MS Doric Star]

Barry Steele

Midshipman, HMS Ajax

Bob Head

Merchant Seaman [MS Tairoa]

Brian Worth

Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Chris Adcock

British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee)

Colin Free

2nd Messenger, HMS Ajax

Colin McKenzie

Bridge Officer [HMS Ajax]

Colin Wall

Boy Bugler, HMS Exeter

Columba Powell

Lost Child in Crowd

Cyril Luckham

Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles / Lt. Jasper Abbot - HMS Achilles

Dan Cressey

Crewman (HMS Exeter)

David Benson

Marine Officer, HMS Ajax

David Cameron

Pilot Officer Lewin - Pilot, Spotter Plane, HMS Ajax

David Paltenghi

Customs Officer

David Rose

Boy Dorset - HMNZS Achilles

David Williams

Lookout, HMS Exeter

Dennis Carnell

Merchant Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee)

Denton De Gray

Kearney - Spotter Plane, HMS Ajax

Douglas Argent

Sub. Lieutenant, HMS Ajax

Edward Atienza

Pop

Edward Powell

Chief Officer, Huntsman, Prisoner on Graf Spree

Eynon Evans

Chief Engineer, Newton Beach,Pprisoner on Graf Spee

Frank Forsyth

Petty Officer, Bridge, HMS Ajax

Frank Littlewood

Man in News Office

Frank Lloyd

Messenger, HMS Achilles

Fred Haggerty

Crewman, Admiral Graf Spee

George Holdcroft

Manolo's Patron

George Murcell

Chief Officer, Newton Beach

George Whiting

Chief Engineer, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter

Graham Stewart

Signalman, HMS Exeter

Gron Davies

Chief Engineer, Trevannionion, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Guy Verney

Cmdr. Graham - HMS Exeter

H.M.S. Cumberland

H.M.S. Jamaica

H.M.S. Exeter

H.M.S. Sheffield

H. M. S. Ajax

Harry Van Engel

Captain Landorff's servant

Helen Horton

Howard Lang

Guns - HMS Exeter

I.N.S. Delhi

H.M.N.Z.S. Achilles

Ian Whittaker

Boiler Room Messenger, HMS Achilles

Irene Prador

Ivor Mairants

Guitarist Accompanying Dolores

Jack Faint

Chief Officer, Ashlea, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Jack Mayne

James Copeland

Chief Yeoman, HMS Achilles

James Ure

Man in New's Office

Jeff Silk

Crewman, HMS Achilles

John Britton

Navigator, HMS Ajax

John Chandos

Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo / Dr. Langmann - German Minister, Montevideo

John Forbes-Robertson

Lt. McBarnett - HMS Exeter

John Lynn

German Sailor with Luggage/Manolo's Patron

John Merivale

Cowburn - HMS Achilles

John Smart

Manolo's Patron

John Warren

Chief Yeoman Signals, HMS Exeter

Joseph O'Conner

Chief Engineer, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Julian Somers

Quartermaster, Graf Spee

Keith Grieve

Sick Bay P.O., HMS Achilles

Ken Barker

Marine Officer, HMS Ajax

Ken Hayward

Spotting Officer, Gunnery Control, HMS Exeter

Kenneth Luckman

Mess P.O., HMS Achilles

Kenneth Midwood

Petty Officer, Gunnery Control, HMS Exeter

Kerry Jordan

O.S. Rogers - HMS Achilles

Lane Meddick

P.O. Stacey - HMS Achilles

Lionel Murton

Mike Fowler

Lola Morice

Onlooker

Louis Matto

Sightseer

Lucia Guillon

Phone Girl, Montevideo

Mabel Etherington

Onlooker

Marvin Kane

Mary Jones

Ms. Shaw

Maxwell Denne

Petty Officer, HMS Achilles

Michael Barnes

Midshipman, HMS Ajax

Michael Collins

Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax

Muriel Greenslade

Onlooker

Neil Wilson

Mess P.O., HMS Achilles

Norman Morris

Merchant Officer (MS Huntsman)/Prisoner on Graf Spee

Otto Friese

Tairoa Officer

Patrick Dove

Capt., Streonshalh, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Patrick Horgan

Signalman, HMS Achilles

Patrick Jordan

Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter

Patrick Westwood

Archer, HMS Ajax

Paul Carpenter

American reporter in Uruguay

Paul Phillips

British Embassy Official

Pearl Walters

Woman in News Office

Peter Dyneley

Captain, Newton Beach, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Peter Fontaine

Gunnery Officer, HMS Ajax

Peter Halliday

Guani's Secretary

Peter Illing

Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay / Dr. Guani - Foreign Minister, Uruguay

Peter Prowse

Lookout, HMS Exeter

Peter Scott

1st Messenger, HMS Ajax

Peter Smallwood

Spotting Officer, HMS Ajax

Philip Johns

Merchant Officer [MS Trevanion] (Prisoner on Graf Spee)

Raymond Barrie

Shirley - HMS Achilles

Richard Beale

Capt. Pottinger

Richard Burrell

Navigator, HMS Exeter

Richard George

Chief Officer, Trevannion, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Rive Rola

Robert Bruce

Lt. Cmdr. Smith - HMS Exeter

Robert Crewdson

Robert Rietty

Dubbing

Ronald Clarke

Prisoner on Graf Spee

Roy Everson

Man in News Office

Roy Purcell

Duty Officer Pennefeather - HMS Ajax

Tita Dane

Tony Burton

Young Sailor, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter

Tony Castleton

Bridge Officer (HMS Ajax)

Tony Wager

Lookout, HMS Ajax

Victor Beaumont

Officer on Graf Spee

Victor Coventry

Man in News Office

Vincent Ball

Barnes - HMS Achilles

William Squire

Ray Martin

Crew

Emeric Pressburger

Director, Producer

Michael Powell

Director, Producer

Earl St. John

Producer, Executive Producer

Reginald Mills

Editor

Sydney Streeter

Producer

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