Synopsis
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.
Original title San Demetrio London
IMDb Rating 6.7 429 votes
TMDb Rating 6.6 5 votes
Director
Director
Cast
Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio
3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio
Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio
Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio
'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio
Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay
R.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager
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