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The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate
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THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE

Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
United Kingdom, 1956
War, History

Synopsis

In the fall of 1939, the German heavy cruiser Graf Spee seems to have command of the Atlantic. In the first three months of World War II, she was responsible for sinking nine ships. The British sent three cruisers commanded by Commodore Henry Harwood to confront her.

Synopsis

In the fall of 1939, the German heavy cruiser Graf Spee seems to have command of the Atlantic. In the first three months of World War II, she was responsible for sinking nine ships. The British sent three cruisers commanded by Commodore Henry Harwood to confront her.