Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge, Lietenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared for his crew and his ship to remain as a hostage for the Chinese to use as an international pawn.
Director:
Michael Anderson
Writer:
Eric Ambler
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Richard Todd as Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans |
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William Hartnell as Leading Seaman Leslie Frank |
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Akim Tamiroff as Colonel Peng |
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Donald Houston as Lieutenant Weston |
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Keye Luke as Captain Kuo Tai |
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Sophie Stewart as Miss Charlotte Dunlap |
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Robert Urquhart as Flight Lieutenant Fearnley |
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Richard Leech as Lieutenant Strain |
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Barry Foster as Petty Officer McCarthy |
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Thomas Heathcote as Mr. Monaghan |
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Sam Kydd as Able Seaman Walker |
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Ewen Solon as ERA Williams |
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Kenneth Cope as Mr. McNamara |
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Alfred Burke as Petty Officer |
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Richard Coleman as Lieutenant Commander Skinner |
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Ian Bannen as Able Seaman Bannister |
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Gene Anderson as Ruth Worth |
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Bernard Cribbins as Able Seaman James Bryson |
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Brian Smith as Boy Martin |
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Ray Jackson as Telegraphist Jack Leonard French |
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Anthony Chinn as PLA Officer |
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Allan Cuthbertson as Captain Donaldson |
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Basil Dignam as Sir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador to China |
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John Paul as Staff Officer Operations |
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Ralph Truman as Vice Admiral |
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Jeremy Burnham as Flag Lieutenant |
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Cyril Luckham as Commander in Chief |
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Michael Brill as Lieutenant Peter Egerton |
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Ballard Berkeley as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie |
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Keith Faulkner as Signalman |
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Rhett Ward as Lieutenant Mirehouse |
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Philip Vickers as Surgeon Lieutenant Packard |
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Tsai Chin as Sampan Woman |
| Directing | Michael Anderson | Director |
| Writing | Lawrence Earl | Novel |
| Production | Herbert Wilcox | Producer |
| Writing | Franklin Gollings | Story |
| Writing | Eric Ambler | Screenplay |
| Editing | Basil Warren | Editor |
| Production | Franklin Gollings | Associate Producer |
| Art | Ralph W. Brinton | Art Direction |
| Directing | Denis Johnson | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Gordon Dines | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Leighton Lucas | Original Music Composer |
