The Battle Of River Plate - Ten days before World War II Germany's crack battleship Admiral Graf Spee sails with orders to carry out action against Allied merchant shipping in the South Atlantic. Captained by Hans Langsdorff (Peter Finch) Graf Spee with her superior speed sinks ship after ship. Meanwhile the net is tightening round the German Killer. Outwitted by British Intelligence the Germans are convinced Graf Spee is trapped by a massive naval force. The captain evacuates his men and as a succession of explosions light the night Graf Spee becomes a burning inferno... Langsdorff has scuttled the pride of the German fleet in the belief that he was facing impossible odds. The killer of the Atlantic would strike no more. In Which We Serve - The story of the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Torrin and those that serve in her. In the Battle of Crete she is dive-bombed while streaming at thirty knots and goes down fighting. We see through the memories of her survivors the ordeals achievements and gallantry of HMS Torrin from her commissioning until she sinks in her last battle. We Dive At Dawn - When all leave is cancelled for the crew of the British submarine Sea Tiger the men know they are in for an important mission. Their target: the German warship Brandenburg located in the Baltic and surrounded by mines and escorting destroyers. Picking up three German airmen who have been shot down they learn the exact position of the Brandenburg and head for it. Now they must face the mines the destroyers and perhaps the biggest threat of all - the Brandenburg's own deadly torpedoes! [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The Battle Of River Plate - Ten days before World War II Germany&39;s crack battleship Admiral Graf Spee sails with orders to carry out action against Allied merchant shipping in the South Atlantic Captained by Hans Langsdorff (Peter Finch) Graf Spee with her superior speed sinks ship after ship Meanwhile the net is tightening round the German Killer Outwitted by British Intelligence the Germans are convinced Graf Spee is trapped by a massive naval force The captain evacuates his men and as a succession of explosions light the night Graf Spee becomes a burning inferno Langsdorff has scuttled the pride of the German fleet in the belief that he was facing impossible odds The killer of the Atlantic would strike no more In Which We Serve - The story of the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Torrin and those that serve in her In the Battle of Crete she is dive-bombed while streaming at thirty knots and goes down fighting We see through the memories of her survivors the ordeals achievements and gallantry of HMS Torrin from her commissioning until she sinks in her last battle We Dive At Dawn - When all leave is cancelled for the crew of the British submarine Sea Tiger the men know they are in for an important mission Their target the German warship Brandenburg located in the Baltic and surrounded by mines and escorting destroyers Picking up three German airmen who have been shot down they learn the exact position of the Brandenburg and head for it Now they must face the mines the destroyers and perhaps the biggest threat of all - the Brandenburg&39;s own deadly torpedoes! Actors John Gregson Anthony Quayle Ian Hunter Noel Coward John Mills Bernard Miles Celia Johnson Kay Walsh Joyce Carey Richard Attenborough Ballard Berkeley Louis Bradfield Ronald Millar Jack Watling Ronald Millar & Reginald Purdell Director Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger Noel Coward David Lean & Anthony Asquith Certificate Universal Suitable for All Languages English Duration 5 hours and 49 minutes (approx)
A box set of classic war films. 'The Battle of the River Plate' (1956) was Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's penultimate film and tells the true story of the famous 1939 naval battle. Hans Langsdorff (Peter Finch) is captaining the crack German battleship Graf Spee through the South Atlantic, unaware that a small number of lightweight British battle cruisers are hot on his trail. When the British cruisers manage to trap the powerful German ship in the Uruguayan harbour of Montevideo, they attempt to trick Langsdorff into believing that an entire battle fleet is waiting to destroy his vessel at sea. 'In Which We Serve' (1942), co-directed, written by and starring Noel Coward, is the story of a destroyer during World War 2 told through flashbacks and the reminiscences of the surviving crew after their beloved ship is torpedoed. Coward was awarded a Special Oscar for 'outstanding production achievement'. Whilst 'We Dive at Dawn' (1943) highlights the characters (all aged only between 19 and 23 years) as much as the actual events. The British submarine Sea Tiger's crew is looking forward to a long shore-leave after months at sea. This is cut short when they are ordered to pursue and sink the German battleship Brandenburg. The crew's sub-Commander (John Mills) struggles to fulfil the mission despite discovering that the battleship is heavily defended. Along the way Sea Tiger encounters many obstacles and once the crew has attempted to sink the battleship they have to escape knowing that they are about to run out of fuel.
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