By suzunami, june 7, 2017 in general game discussion. Find similar and related movies for pursuit of the graf spee 1956 michael powell, emeric pressburger on allmovie. Pursuit of the graf spee aka the battle of the river plate. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 michael powell, emeric. British officers chase the german pocket battleship graf spee to uruguay, where its captain scuttles it. Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 cast and crew moviefone. Your query is the second one i have had within the past two weeks, the earlier described a bell the same as your mark drusdows bell, but was only 7 inches high.
According to article 190 of the treaty, the battleships could be. The graf spee continued in this manner sinking nine enemy merchant vessels before middecember. The tremendous story of the victory over the graf spee set during the early years of world war ii, the war in the atlantic. In the first three months of world war ii, she was responsible for sinking nine ships. Nazi wreck puts berlin at odds with salvager the local. Your query is the second one i have had within the past two weeks, the earlier described a bell the same as your mark drusdows. Jun 07, 2017 graf spee on the other hand should get a tiny bit of extra aa if they were adding guns from the anime version to the graf spee model. Eventually, however, german captain langsdorff peter finch is faced with a difficult decision.
Pursuit of the graf spee 1956 british officers john gregson, anthony quayle chase the german pocket battleship graf spee to uruguay, where its captain peter finch scuttles it. One great danger was the surface raiders, huge cruisers. Battleship admiral graf spee was one of the most famous german naval warships of world war ii, along with the bismarck. On december th she thought she had another merchant vessel on the horizon. Nov 21, 2017 i can imagine graf paired with a gallant could be quite fun when both were working together and competently skippered. Mar 12, 2010 the admiral graf spee, the german pocket battleship scuttled to uruguay in 1939, is caught in the middle of a struggle between the businessman salvaging it and the german government, which wants. Pursuit of the graf spee 1982ssirdos embed for hosted blogs and item tags. The battle of the river plate 1956 directed by emeric. This is an account of british naval action in the south atlantic, december 1939, early in the war with germany. One of the first major events of the war took place in the south atlantic in december 1939. Joseph gilbey published langsdorff of the graf spee in 1999 and admiral raeders navy in 2005. Peter finch, bernard lee, anthony quayle, john gregson, ian hunter, jack gwillim, lionel. Jun 08, 2016 watch pursuit of the graf spee online 1080p. I love ww2 movies in general and especially those that cover.
Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. How britain tricked a german battleship into sinking itself. The pursuit of the graf spee aka the battle of the river plate 1957 docudrama on the demise of the german pocket battleship graf spee. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of pursuit of the graf spee with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at tvguide. Hsf harekaze and hsf graf spee general game discussion. In this video,the famous battleship was sinking near montevideo,in the fall of 1939,by the own german crew of the vessellastima,lo q mas me puede es.
Jun 09, 2016 this first one is battle of the river plate, alternatively know as pursuit of the graf spee. Pursuit of the graf spee in the united states is a 1956 british war film in technicolor and vistavision by the writerdirectorproducer team of michael powell and emeric pressburger. This first one is battle of the river plate, alternatively know as pursuit of the graf spee. In the fall of 1939, the german heavy cruiser referred to as a pocket battleship graf spee seems to have command of the atlantic. The graf spee headed for the neutral harbor of montevideo, uruguay. Pursuit of the graf spee, the movie clip open, tigers. Rather than chance the loss of his men, the german captain ordered the graf spee scuttled. A late era powell and pressburger collaboration, the battle of the river plate is a major cut below their string of masterpieces made during the previous decade and foreshadows the amicable and temporary demise of the archers, but has to be commended for its glorious spectacle, strong performances and rigorous attention to detail. Pursuit of the graf spee battle of the river plate dvd mp4. You need to play a total of 5 battles to post in this section. A batalha do rio da prata, the battle of the river plate, graf spee. Spee entered the navy in 1878 and served in a variety of roles and locations, including on a colonial gunboat in german west africa in the 1880s, the east africa squadron in the late. Hsf harekaze and hsf graf spee sign in to follow this.
The ship itself is 100% identical in regards to stats to the normal spee. It was distributed worldwide by rank film distributors ltd. The royal navy was fighting a desperate battle to keep the convoy routes open to keep the british isles supplied. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from graf spee at the discogs marketplace.
The new ship was designed to be a fast, wellarmored battlecruiser. May 12, 2012 it is the early years of world war ii and the royal navy must fight a desperate battle to stop germanys best battleship, the admiral graf spee, from sailing to the south atlantic. British officers john gregson, anthony quayle chase the german pocket battleship graf spee to uruguay, where its captain peter finch scuttles it. The battle of the river plate pursuit of the graf spee. Pursuit of the graf spee is one of best movie released on 26 june 2015 starring john gregson, anthony quayle, ian hunter, jack gwillim, bernard lee. They were given only a short time to effect repairs and the british did their best to make them believe a british fleet of six or eight ships awaited them.
Pursuit of the graf spee aka the battle of the river. Referred to as a pocket battleship, she was intended to outmaneuver and outgun almost any ship which she encountered. Highranking officers and men that served on the battling warships gave gilbey their personal experience. Arresting narration should surely be credited to emeric pressburger, in the opening of the last film by the archers, with michael powell, the pursuit of the. Aside from that, upgrade the 100% fxp bonus to either regular xp or cxp. Pursuit of the graf spee street date november 9, 2010 24. Admiral graf spee was a deutschlandclass panzerschiff armored ship, nicknamed a pocket battleship by the british, which served with the kriegsmarine of nazi germany during world war ii. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. In this video, the famous battleship was sinking near montevideo,in the fall of 1939,by the own german crew of the vessellastima,lo q mas me puede es. I need help with the graf spee general game discussion. Nov, 2010 in this video, the famous battleship was sinking near montevideo,in the fall of 1939,by the own german crew of the vessellastima,lo q mas me puede es. Pursuit of the graf spee tell us the storyline about. Whats the difference between hsf graf spee and the.
Something of a swan song for the legendary michael powellemeric pressburger partnership, 1956s the battle of the river plate is their penultimate film together the following years ill met by moonlight was the last. Directed by 2 writing credits 2 cast 3 produced by 4 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 production design by 1 makeup department 1 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 1. The ship had a design displacement of 14,890 tons and a full load displacement of 16,280 tons, though the ship was officially stated to be within the 10,000 tons limit of the treaty of versailles. Set during the early years of world war ii, the war in the atlantic. Panzerschiff admiral graf spee in december 1939 after world war i the versailles treaty limited the construction of new warships in germany. Admiral harwoods sons and captain langsdorffs daughter helpfully opened their family records to help the cause. The battle of the river plate 1956 is a world war ii action, adventure movie starring john gregson and anthony quayle. Admiral graf spee was deployed to the south atlantic in the weeks before the outbreak of world war ii, to be positioned in merchant sea lanes once war was declared. This is the 1975 welldone restoration of the 1946 original version, pursuit of the graf spee, which is also available region 2. Arresting narration should surely be credited to emeric pressburger, in the opening of the last film by the archers, with michael powell, the pursuit of the graf spee, 1957, a. How britain tricked a german battleship into sinking itself by michael peck just before he put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger, the german officer penned a final note. Her size was limited to that of a cruiser by the treaty of versailles, but she was as heavily armed as a small battleship due to innovative weight. World war ii dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpg videos on usb flash drives. The battle of the river plate hens tooth video 1956 color 1.
The german pocket battleship graf spee raided the sea lane to india, sinking england. In the opening years of world war ii the royal navy was fighting a desperate battle to keep the atlantic convoy routes open and the british isles supplied. Mighty ww2 warships kms admiral graf spee in the battle. Admiral graf spee was 610 feet long overall and had a beam of 71 feet and a maximum draft of 24. One great danger was the surface raiders, huge cruisers called pocket. It was allowed to keep six old battleships of the deutschland and lothringen class, six small cruisers, 12 dds and 12 torpedo boats. Watch pursuit of the graf spee starring john gregson in this militarywar on directv. The film stars john gregson, anthony quayle, and peter finch. Battle of the river plate was released in the us as pursuit of the graf spee.
Life and death of the german heavy cruiser admiral. He lay on admiral graf spees battle ensign and shot himself, on 12121939, age 45. Pursuit of the graf spee the 1957 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. It was released in the united states in a cut version as pursuit of the graf spee. Watch online pursuit of the graf spee 1956 full movie. John gregson heads the cast as captain bell, skipper of the exeter, one of several vessels engaged in pursuit of the indestructable geman battleship graf spee. Panzerschiff graf spee the battle of the river plate region b bluray itv studios home entertainment germany 1956 color 1. The british sent three cruisers commanded by commodore henry harwood to confront her. Joseph gilbey published langsdorff of the graf spee in. Pursuit of the graf spee, the movie clip sweep the. It is the early years of world war ii and the royal navy must fight a desperate battle to stop germanys best battleship, the admiral graf spee, from sailing to the south atlantic. Since the graf spees arado float plane was out of service, langsdorff chose to speed the graf spee toward his new target. The graf spee was laid down in 1932, as a replacement for the aging battleship braunschweig, a ww1 era ship from 1901. The tremendous story of the victory over the graf spee.
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