San Demetrio London
Charles Frend1943-12-07
6.7
97 min
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.
Cast
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Walter Fitzgerald | Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio | Unowned |
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Ralph Michael | 2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio | Unowned |
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Neville Mapp | 3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio | Unowned |
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Barry Letts | Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio | Unowned |
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Frederick Piper | Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio | Unowned |
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Gordon Jackson | Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio | Unowned |
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Robert Beatty | 'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio | Unowned |
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Mervyn Johns | Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio | Unowned |
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James Donald | Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay | Unowned |
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Nigel Clarke | R.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager | Unowned |
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Arthur Young | Captain George Waite - M.V. San Demetrio | Unowned |
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Michael Allen | Cadet Roy Housden - M.V. San Demetrio | Unowned |
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Herbert Cameron | Pumpman Davies | Unowned |
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Charles Victor | Deckhand | Unowned |
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James McKechnie | Deckhand | Unowned |
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David Horne | Mr. Justice Langton | Unowned |
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Duncan McIntyre | Deckhand | Unowned |