Movie: "San Demetrio London"
| Release Date: | Feb 1944 |
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| Genres: | Adventure / Drama |
| Runtime: | 104 min. |
| Cast: | Arthur Young (Captain George Waite - M.V. San Demetrio), Walter Fitzgerald (Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V....) Ralph Michael (2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio) Neville Mapp (3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio) Barry Letts (Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San...) Michael Allen (Cadet Roy Housden - M.V. San Demetrio) Frederick Piper (Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San...) Herbert Cameron (Pumpman Davies - M.V. San Demetrio) John Owers (Steward - M.V. San Demetrio) Gordon Jackson (Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San...) Robert Beatty ('Yank' Preston - M.V. San...) Charles Victor (Deckhand - M.V. San Demetrio) James McKechnie (Deckhand - M.V. San Demetrio) John Coyle (Deckhand - M.V. San Demetrio) Duncan McIntyre (Deckhand - M.V. San Demetrio (as...) Rex Holt (Deckhand - M.V. San Demetrio) Mervyn Johns (Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio) Lawrence O'Madden (Capt. E.S.F. Fegen V.C. Royal Navy -...) James Donald (Gunnery Control Officer - H.M.S....) James Sadler (Officer of the Watch - H.M.S. Jervis Bay) Peter Miller Street (Midshipman - H.M.S. Jervis Bay) David Horne (Mr. Justice Langton) Nigel Clarke (R.J.E. Dodds - Shipping Manager) James Knight (Capt. Smith - S.S. Gloucester City) Diana Decker (Shopgirl) John Boxer (Naval Officer (uncredited)) Cameron Hall (Mr. Nelson (uncredited)) Charles Rolfe (Harbour Pilot (uncredited)) Caven Watson (Tugboat Captain (uncredited)) |
Storyline: It's late 1940 and the San Demetrio, a tanker, is carrying 12,000 tonnes of aviation fuel across the Atlantic to assist in Britain's desperate fight against the Nazis. When the convoy is surprised by German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer, the San Demetrio is badly damaged and begins to burn, leaving the crew with no choice but to take to the lifeboats in the treacherous November Atlantic. After a terrible ordeal in an open boat, one group of crewmen are relieved to see rescue in the form of a ship on the horizon. There's a problem though - it's the San Demetrio, and she's still on fire...
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