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San Demetrio London

This true story recounts the 1940 ordeal of the tanker MV San Demetrio, which was shelled and set ablaze in the mid-Atlantic by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer, forcing her crew to abandon ship. A day later, one lifeboat drifted back to the still-burning vessel and discovered she had not exploded. The men boarded her, extinguished the fires, restarted the engine, and set a course for Britain against all odds.

Original title
San Demetrio London
Genre
Action, Drama, War
Director
Charles Frend
Cast
Walter Fitzgerald, Ralph Michael, Neville Mapp, Barry Letts, Frederick Piper, Gordon Jackson, Robert Beatty, Mervyn Johns, James Donald, Nigel Clarke, Arthur Young, Michael Allen, Herbert Cameron, Charles Victor, James McKechnie, David Horne, Duncan McIntyre, John Owers, Lawrence O'Madden, James Sadler
Country
United Kingdom
Studios
Ealing Studios
Language
en
Year
1943
Duration
97
Release date
1943-12-07
TMDB
7.200 · 15 votes
Status
Released

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