San Demetrio London (1943)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1943-12-07
Runtime: 97 minutes
Director: Charles Frend
Top Cast
- Walter Fitzgerald as Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
- Ralph Michael as 2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio
- Neville Mapp as 3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio
- Barry Letts as Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
- Frederick Piper as Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio
- Gordon Jackson as Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio
- Robert Beatty as 'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio
- Mervyn Johns as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
- James Donald as Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay
- Nigel Clarke as R.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager
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