Top Billed Cast

1. 

   John Gregson

   Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter

2. 

   Anthony Quayle

   Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax

3. 

   Ian Hunter

   Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax

4. 

   Jack Gwillim

   Captain Parry - H.M.N. Z. S. Achilles

5. 

   Bernard Lee

   Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

6. 

   Lionel Murton

   Mike Fowler

7. 

   Anthony Bushell

   Sir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo

8. 

   Peter Illing

   Dr. Guani, Foreign Minister, Uruguay

9. 

   Michael Goodliffe

   Captain McCall, R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires

10. 

    Patrick Macnee

    Lieutenant Commander Medley, R.N.

11. 

    John Chandos

    Dr. Langmann, German Minister, Montevideo

12. 

    Douglas Wilmer

    M. Desmoulins, French Minister, Montevideo

13. 

    William Squire

    Ray Martin

14. 

    Roger Delgado

    Captain Varela, Uruguayan Navy

15. 

    Andrew Cruickshank

    Captain Stubbs, 'Doric Star'

16. 

    Christopher Lee

    Manolo

17. 

    Edward Atienza

    Pop

18. 

    April Olrich

    Dolores

19. 

    Peter Finch

    Captain Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"

20. 

    David Farrar

    Narrator

21. 

    Jeremy Kemp

    Gunner, H.M.S. Achilles (uncredited)

22. 

    John Le Mesurier

    Reverend George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter

23. 

    Cyril Luckham

    Lieutenant Jasper Abbot, H.M.S. Achilles

24. 

    Donald Moffat

    Swanston, Lookout, H.M.S. Ajax (uncredited)

25. 

    George Murcell

    Chief Officer, Newton Beach

26. 

    Anthony Newley

    Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

27. 

    Nigel Stock

    Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee

28. 

    Barry Foster

    Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter

29. 

    Ambrosine Phillpotts

    Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo

30. 

    Tony Wager

    Lookout, HMS Ajax

31. 

    Brian Worth

    Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee

32. 

    Patrick Westwood

    Archer, HMS Ajax

33. 

    Chris Adcock

    British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee) (uncredited)

34. 

    Michael Collins

    Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

35. 

    Patrick Jordan

    Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter (uncredited)

36. 

    Jeremy Kemp

    Gunner, HMS Achilles (uncredited)

37. 

    Donald Moffat

    Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

38. 

    John Schlesinger

    Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)

39. 

    Richard Beale

    Capt. Pottinger (uncredited)

40. 

    John Forbes-Robertson

    Lt. McBarnett, HMS Exeter (uncredited)