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only obliquely hints at one aspect of the story: the death of
Captain Hans Langsdorff after he scuttled his ship. In the film Langsdorff is shown as subdued and depressed afterwards. In reality he was taken ashore to the Naval Hotel in Buenos Aires, where he wrote letters to his family and superiors.
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out to sea within 24 hours, but once they recognise that reinforcements can arrive for an impending second battle they change strategy and lobby for an extension for the
Germans. In reality the most powerful British ships are still extremely distant, but local media spreads false reports that more
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are seen wearing US Navy pattern helmets rather than German "Coal
Scuttles" – whilst the filmmakers wanted to achieve an accurate impression and use German helmets they were refused permission. This aspect is sometimes described as a "goof" on the part of the filmmakers, but was in fact a
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and more guns, which were mounted in triple turrets. Though different from the ships they represented, both these light cruisers had played a major part in the wartime campaign against the large German surface raiders which began at the Battle of the River Plate, including
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Harwood is shown wearing the sleeve rings of a rear admiral from the start, although he was only promoted to this rank after the battle. This is historically correct, as 'Commodores of the first class' wore those insignia at the time.
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s captain, to symbolically go down with his ship. He was talked out of this by his officers, who convinced him that his leadership was still needed in seeking amnesty for his crew. Once their fate was decided, Langsdorff took his own life.
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cruisers) from the German Pocket
Battleship. This emphasis on realism includes the warning bells ringing before each salvo, the scorching on the gun barrels after the battle, and the accurate depiction of naval procedures. The film depicts
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is fictional, it was created for the movie in order to explain the tactical situation to the audience. The battle is seen from the perspective of the
British ships, and that of the prisoners captured from nine merchantmen and held in
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heading for South
America before being spotted by lookouts but this is omitted. Furthermore the British Government secretly arranged for French and British merchant ships to leave Montevideo harbour every 24 hours to delay
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to attend a film festival in
Argentina in 1954. They decided they could not afford to take the time from their schedules unless it was a working holiday, and used the trip to research the defeat of
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The film devotes nearly 20 minutes to the battle, which actually lasted a little more than an hour before becoming a chase into
Montevideo. The initial minutes from the spotting of
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which retained its USN bow number, 139, for the film. This was explained by
Captain Langsdorff as part of its camouflage to confuse other ships. One of three heavy cruisers of the
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and River Plate Association reportedly sent a message to the producers: "Hope your shooting will be as successful as ours". Location shooting for the arrival and departure of
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as one of the British trio waiting off Montevideo). This use of real warships was in line with an Admiralty policy of co-operation with film-makers, which saw the corvettes
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used as camera ships. The latter remained in service for many decades after the film, not being scrapped until 2016 after being transferred to the South Korea Navy in 1978.
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until 0623, after three salvoes, and her main armament fire was not "split" between the British ships until 0630, although these events are shown happening immediately.
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is being disguised by the ship's carpenters – using features such as a false funnel – as an American cruiser, a trick typical of commerce raiders. The
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s battle ensign and shot himself, forestalling allegations that he had avoided further battle action through cowardice; another motivation was his desire, as
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at 0614, to her opening fire at 0618, and the British ships returning fire from 0620 are depicted in real time. In reality German gunfire did not "straddle"
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substantial advantage in gun range. The British use their superior numbers to split her fire by attacking from different directions. But
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circumstance beyond their control. Mention is made of
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2203:. London: William Kimber, 1956. 259pp (illus).
1130:Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
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2730:An Airman's Letter to His Mother
1760:"Obituary: Captain Ralph Medley"
1609:The Last Voyage of the Graf Spee
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454:as Captain John Robison, SS
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1681:"Rank-Yank Keeps Expanding"
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442:as Captain William Stubbs,
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112:Christopher Challis
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611:Muriel Smith
607:April Olrich
572:(uncredited)
569:
566:Barry Foster
562:(uncredited)
559:
552:(minor role)
549:
538:
533:Edward Parry
529:Jack Gwillim
521:
512:John Gregson
506:
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465:Rear-Admiral
456:Newton Beech
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244:John Gregson
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173:Running time
149:Release date
102:David Farrar
84:John Gregson
15:
2751:Peeping Tom
2156:"Graf Spee"
2140:9 September
2007:9 September
1944:9 September
1918:9 September
1892:9 September
1867:9 September
1447:writing in
1443:s release,
1230:Deutschland
1199:Scharnhorst
1149:sister ship
1041:Deutschland
1033:Deutschland
954:Destroyers
865:HMNZS
773:harbour on
629:as Captain
531:as Captain
514:as Captain
483:as Captain
426:as Captain
424:Bernard Lee
411:as Captain
409:Peter Finch
387:River Plate
337:Peter Finch
325:Graf Spee's
268:, an early
256:Peter Finch
252:Bernard Lee
236:VistaVision
232:Technicolor
177:119 minutes
98:Narrated by
92:Peter Finch
70:Produced by
46:Directed by
37:US release
2828:1956 films
2822:Categories
2611:Red Ensign
2597:Born Lucky
2389:Contraband
2213:. London:
2115:26 October
2033:23 October
1797:17 October
1771:17 October
1743:17 October
1729:"SS Roxby"
1713:17 October
1655:. p.
1615:References
1531:Nonfiction
1476:described
1409:Box office
1161:Cumberland
1072:Cumberland
1060:Cumberland
1056:Cumberland
978:Royal Navy
932:Birmingham
883:Cumberland
855:played by
812:Des Moines
792:Ships used
747:Montevideo
709:Production
681:Cast notes
481:Ian Hunter
446:Doric Star
379:Cumberland
356:Montevideo
313:Royal Navy
307:sends out
274:Royal Navy
206:Box office
160:1956-10-29
60:Written by
2632:Lazybones
2215:Heinemann
2050:The Times
1599:, a.k.a.
1593:Graf Spee
1537:Publisher
1454:Graf Spee
1367:Graf Spee
1360:Graf Spee
1355:Graf Spee
1351:Graf Spee
1347:Graf Spee
1343:Argentina
1222:USS
1208:in 1944.
1196:in 1942,
1190:in 1941,
1165:Sheffield
1116:HMS
1103:HMS
1098:Cleopatra
1096:HMS
1083:HMS
1078:Coreopsis
1022:Graf Spee
963:USS
958:Battleaxe
956:HMS
939:, and as
930:HMS
903:RFA
881:HMS
872:INS
857:HMS
850:HMS
844:Sheffield
842:HMS
835:HMS
827:RFA
804:USS
603:assistant
537:HMS
520:HMS
473:HMS
377:HMS
368:Graf Spee
352:Graf Spee
345:Falklands
329:Graf Spee
321:Graf Spee
118:Edited by
2555:The Rasp
2305:AllMovie
2217:, 1986.
1645:(1994).
1605:Rinehart
1545:Rinehart
1519:Language
1187:Bismarck
1167:and HMS
1153:Achilles
1147:was her
1137:Achilles
1124:Amethyst
1054:and HMS
1052:Achilles
867:Achilles
759:Valletta
539:Achilles
391:scuttled
364:interned
278:cruisers
228:war film
220:(a.k.a.
201:£275,348
190:Language
128:Music by
80:Starring
2667:Someday
2316:YouTube
2292:at the
2281:at the
2267:at the
2165:5 April
1980:13 June
1685:Variety
1522:English
1484:Honours
1329:funeral
1241:Altmark
1205:Tirpitz
1169:Jamaica
1105:Manxman
1068:Jamaica
1009:US Navy
976:of the
945:Altmark
914:Uruguay
911:Gunboat
888:Jamaica
859:Jamaica
822:Altmark
360:Uruguay
193:English
182:Country
158: (
2583:C.O.D.
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2090:1 July
1971:
1663:
1509:Author
1458:Exeter
1401:, and
1284:Exeter
1273:Exeter
1269:Exeter
1232:-class
1177:Exeter
1163:. HMS
1157:Exeter
1118:Teazer
1045:Lutzow
937:Exeter
918:Tacoma
895:Tacoma
852:Exeter
814:-class
659:as Dr
639:as Dr
601:gaucho
578:Ashore
570:Exeter
550:Exeter
522:Exeter
487:, HMS
402:At sea
373:Exeter
341:Exeter
198:Budget
2709:Smith
2562:Rynox
1620:Notes
1595:with
1573:Print
1527:Genre
1377:When
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1141:Delhi
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990:Salem
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806:Salem
771:Mġarr
763:Malta
2258:IMDb
2234:ISBN
2219:ISBN
2190:ISBN
2167:2018
2142:2019
2135:IMDb
2117:2023
2092:2024
2069:IMDb
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2009:2019
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1969:ISBN
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1920:2019
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1887:IMDb
1869:2019
1816:IMDb
1799:2011
1773:2011
1745:2011
1715:2011
1661:ISBN
1579:ISBN
1499:Book
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1081:and
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475:Ajax
397:Cast
293:Plot
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