San Demetrio London

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.

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

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Ok, so much of this is clearly filmed in a great big water tank at Ealing studios against a filmed backdrop that all too often gives that game away, but there’s still the essence of a story of tenacity and courage that is well portrayed here as the oil tanker “San Demetrio” finds itself looking the ...

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