San Demetrio London
1943-12-07 | 97 minutes
Plot Summary
British drama documentary from 1943, 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
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Walter FitzgeraldChief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
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Ralph Michael2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio
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Barry LettsApprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
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Frederick PiperBoatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio
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Gordon JacksonMessboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio
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Robert Beatty'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio
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Mervyn JohnsGreaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
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James DonaldGunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay
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Arthur YoungCaptain George Waite - M.V. San Demetrio
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Charles VictorDeckhand
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James McKechnieDeckhand
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David HorneMr. Justice Langton
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