Film
San Demetrio London
1943Directed by Charles Frend
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
About San Demetrio London
- Action
- Drama
- War
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Charles Frend
- Writers
- F. Tennyson Jesse
- Charles Frend
- Robert Hamer
Principal cast
In billing order- Walter FitzgeraldChief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
- Ralph Michael2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio
- Neville Mapp3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio
- Barry LettsApprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
- Frederick PiperBoatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio
- Gordon JacksonMessboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio
