San Demetrio London (1943)

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.

Directing:
  • Charles Frend

Writing:
  • Robert Hamer
  • F. Tennyson Jesse
  • Charles Frend

Stars:
Release Date: 1943-12-07
themoviedb icon 6.7/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 97

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