The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Battle of the River Plate |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director | |
| Producer | |
| Screenplay | |
| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Swedish release | 1956-12-26 |
Cast
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Technical Advisor | |
| Special Photographic Effects |
Cast
| John Gregson | kapten bell | ||
| Anthony Quayle | kommendör harwood | ||
| Peter Finch | kapten langsdorff | ||
| Ian Hunter | kapten woodhouse | ||
| Jack Gwillim | kapten parry | ||
| Nernhard Lee | kapten dove | ||
| Lionel Murton | mike fowler | ||
| Anthony Bushell | mr millington-drake | ||
| Peter Illing | dr guani | ||
| Michael Goodliffe | kapten mccall |
Companies
| Production Company | Arcturus | ||
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| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Rank Film Distributors of Sweden AB | 1956 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Atlantic Film AB | 2010 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 89318 |
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| Date | 1956-12-17 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 3260 meters |
Release dates
| Release in Sweden | 1956-12-26 | Palladium | Stockholm | Sweden | 119 min | |
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| 1974-07-05 | TV1 | Sweden | ||||
| TV showing | 1995-09-14 | TV3 | Sweden | |||
| 1996-09-09 | TV3 | Sweden | ||||
| DVD release | 2010-08-18 | Sweden |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Carrier type | 16 mm |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Synopsis |
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| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | set |
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| Colour prints | No |
| Behind the scenes prints | No |
| Slides | No |
| Digital images | No |
| Negatives | No |
| Contact sheets | No |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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