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San Demetrio London (1943)

6.7/10 1h 37m Dec 07, 1943
Action Drama War

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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Movie Details

Original Title San Demetrio London
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Walter Fitzgerald
Walter Fitzgerald
Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
Popularity: 1.4
Ralph Michael
Ralph Michael
2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio
Popularity: 2.0
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Neville Mapp
3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio
Popularity: 0.4
Barry Letts
Barry Letts
Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
Popularity: 0.8
Frederick Piper
Frederick Piper
Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio
Popularity: 1.0
Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson
Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio
Popularity: 0.8
Robert Beatty
Robert Beatty
'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio
Popularity: 6.0
Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns
Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
Popularity: 2.8
James Donald
James Donald
Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay
Popularity: 0.4
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Nigel Clarke
R.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager
Popularity: 0.1
Arthur Young
Arthur Young
Captain George Waite - M.V. San Demetrio
Popularity: 0.3
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Michael Allen
Cadet Roy Housden - M.V. San Demetrio
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director Charles Frend
Producer Robert Hamer, Michael Balcon
Music John Greenwood
Writer Charles Frend, F. Tennyson Jesse, Robert Hamer
Cinematography Ernest Palmer
Editor Eily Boland

Production

Ealing Studios
GB

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Keywords

based on true story

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
May 10, 2025

Ok, so much of this is clearly filmed in a great big water tank at Ealing studios against a filmed backdrop that all too often gives that game away, but there’s still the essence of a story of tenacity and courage that is well portrayed here as the oil tanker “San Demetrio” finds itself lookin ... Read more

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Details
Release Date December 7, 1943
Runtime 1h 37m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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