San Demetrio London

San Demetrio London by Charles Frend

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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.

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Cast

Walter Fitzgerald

Walter Fitzgerald as Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio

Ralph Michael

Ralph Michael as 2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio

Neville Mapp

Neville Mapp as 3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio

Barry Letts

Barry Letts as Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio

Frederick Piper

Frederick Piper as Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson as Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty as 'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio

James Donald

James Donald as Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay

Nigel Clarke

Nigel Clarke as R.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager

Arthur Young

Arthur Young as Captain George Waite - M.V. San Demetrio

Michael Allen

Michael Allen as Cadet Roy Housden - M.V. San Demetrio

Herbert Cameron

Herbert Cameron as Pumpman Davies

Charles Victor

Charles Victor as Deckhand

James McKechnie

James McKechnie as Deckhand

David Horne

David Horne as Mr. Justice Langton

Duncan McIntyre

Duncan McIntyre as Deckhand

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