San Demetrio London (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.
Director: Charles Frend
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Walter Fitzgerald as Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio |
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Ralph Michael as 2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio |
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Neville Mapp as 3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio |
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Barry Letts as Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio |
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Frederick Piper as Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio |
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Gordon Jackson as Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio |
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Robert Beatty as 'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio |
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Mervyn Johns as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio |
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James Donald as Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay |
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Nigel Clarke as R.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager |
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Arthur Young as Captain George Waite - M.V. San Demetrio |
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Michael Allen as Cadet Roy Housden - M.V. San Demetrio |
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Herbert Cameron as Pumpman Davies |
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Charles Victor as Deckhand |
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James McKechnie as Deckhand |
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David Horne as Mr. Justice Langton |
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Duncan McIntyre as Deckhand |
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John Owers as |
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Lawrence O'Madden as |
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James Sadler as |
| Directing | Charles Frend | Director |
| Production | Robert Hamer | Producer |
| Writing | Robert Hamer | Writer |
| Writing | Charles Frend | Writer |
| Writing | F. Tennyson Jesse | Writer |
| Sound | John Greenwood | Music |
| Crew | Ernest Palmer | Cinematography |
| Editing | Eily Boland | Editor |
| Production | Michael Balcon | Producer |
