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San Demetrio London

San Demetrio London

Dec. 07, 1943United Kingdom104 Min.Approved
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Synopsis

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.

San Demetrio London
San Demetrio London
Original title San Demetrio London
IMDb Rating 6.7 453 votes
TMDb Rating 6.6 5 votes

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Walter Fitzgerald isChief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
Ralph Michael is2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio
2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio
Neville Mapp is3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio
3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio
Barry Letts isApprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
Frederick Piper isBoatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio
Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio
Gordon Jackson isMessboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio
Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio
Robert Beatty is'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio
'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio
Mervyn Johns isGreaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
James Donald isGunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay
Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay
Nigel Clarke isR.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager
R.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager