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San Demetrio London

1943
San Demetrio London
6.7| 1h37m| en| Drama, Action
Storyline

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.

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Ealing Studios

San Demetrio London Trailers,Teasers and Images

  • San Demetrio London Cast
Walter Fitzgerald as Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
Ralph Michael as 2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio
Barry Letts as Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
Frederick Piper as Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio
Gordon Jackson as Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio
Robert Beatty as 'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio
Mervyn Johns as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
James Donald as Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay
Arthur Young as Captain George Waite - M.V. San Demetrio