The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands (1927)
The film focuses on the naval warfare around the Battle of Coronel and Battle of the Falkland Islands during the First World War. It was the last in a successful series of documentary reconstructions of First World War battles by British Instructional Films made between 1921 and 1927.
Director: Walter Summers
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Roger Maxwell as |
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Craighall Sherry as Adm. Sturdee |
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Hans von Slock as Vice-Admiral Maximilian Reichsgraf von Spee |
| Writing | Merritt Crawford | Writer |
| Production | A.E. Bundy | Producer |
| Production | H. Bruce Woolfe | Producer |
| Directing | Walter Summers | Director |
| Camera | Stanley Rodwell | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Frank Bowden | Writer |
| Writing | Harry Engholm | Writer |
| Camera | Jack Parker | Director of Photography |
| Writing | John Buchan | Writer |
| Production | H. Bruce Woolfe | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | J.O.C. Orton | Assistant Director |