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San Demetrio London

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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 byCharles Frend

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
EN
Released
December 7, 1943
Studios
Ealing Studios

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Walter Fitzgerald

Walter Fitzgerald

Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio

Ralph Michael

Ralph Michael

2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio

Neville Mapp

3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio

Barry Letts

Barry Letts

Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio

Frederick Piper

Frederick Piper

Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio

James Donald

James Donald

Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay

Nigel Clarke

R.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager

Creative team
Directed by
Charles Frend
Charles Frend
Written by
F. Tennyson Jesse
Charles Frend
Charles Frend
Produced by
Robert Hamer
Robert Hamer
Michael Balcon
Michael Balcon

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