Film bélico de corte más bien psicologista, con una hilarante aparición de Christopher Lee. Lo firma esa pareja excepcional de cineastas que formaron los británicos Michael Powell y Emeric Pressburger.
Antes del comienzo de la II Guerra Mundial, un famoso e imponente acorazado alemán, comandado por el capitán Langsdorff, parte hacia el Atlántico Sur, donde vivirá una intensa odisea. Cuando estalla la guerra se convertirá en un buque invencible que castiga a la armada británica hasta que cruceros ingleses consiguen acorralarlo. El Graf Spee se ve obligado a refugiarse en Montevideo.
Set during the early years of World War II, the War in the Atlantic. The Royal Navy was fighting a desperate battle to keep the convoy routes open to keep the British Isles supplied. One great danger was the surface raiders, huge cruisers called "pocket battleships" that slipped out of German waters just before war was declared. The "Bismarck", The "Scharnhorst", The "Gneissau" and The "Graf Spee" were supplied by tanker & could strike anywhere. This is the story of how 3 lightly armed cruisers with only 6 and 8 inch guns boldly took on a powerful pocket battleship armed with 11 inch guns. They should have been blown out of the water before they could fire a single shot but ...
Intérpretes: John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Ian Hunter, Jack Gwillim, Bernard Lee, Lionel Murton
Guión: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Música: Brian Easdale
Fotografía: Christopher Challis
Título Original: The Battle of the River Plate
Año: 1956
País: Reino Unido
Duración: 109 min.
Género: Bélico
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