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San Demetrio London( 1943)

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Overview

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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      Walter Fitzgerald

      Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio

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      Ralph Michael

      2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio

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      Neville Mapp

      3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio

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      Barry Letts

      Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio

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      Frederick Piper

      Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio

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      Gordon Jackson

      Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio

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      Robert Beatty

      'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio

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      Mervyn Johns

      Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio

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      James Donald

      Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay

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      Nigel Clarke

      R.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager

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      Arthur Young

      Captain George Waite - M.V. San Demetrio

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      Michael Allen

      Cadet Roy Housden - M.V. San Demetrio

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      Herbert Cameron

      Pumpman Davies

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      Charles Victor

      Deckhand

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      James McKechnie

      Deckhand

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      David Horne

      Mr. Justice Langton

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      Duncan McIntyre

      Deckhand

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • based on true story