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San Demetrio London (1943)

★ 7.2/10 97 min Action, Drama, War United Kingdom English
Director: Charles Frend
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

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

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