San Demetrio London

December. 07,1943      
Rating:
6.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Walter Fitzgerald as  Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
Ralph Michael as  2nd. Officer Hawkins - 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
Arthur Young as  Captain George Waite - M.V. San Demetrio
Charles Victor as  Deckhand

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