Pursuit of the Graf Spee

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger

Writing Credits

Michael Powell
(written by) &
Emeric Pressburger
(written by)

Cast

John Gregson
Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter
Anthony Quayle
Commodore Harwood-H.M.S. Ajax
Peter Finch
Captain Langsdorff - 'Admiral Graf Spee'
Ian Hunter
Captain Woodhouse - H.M.S. Ajax
Jack Gwillim
Captain Parry - H.M.N.Z.S. Achilles
Bernard Lee
Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
H.M.S. Sheffield
H. M. S. Ajax
I.N.S. Delhi
H.M.N.Z.S. Achilles
H.M.S. Jamaica
H.M.S. Exeter
H.M.S. Cumberland
H.M.S. Cumberland
Lionel Murton
Mike Fowler
Anthony Bushell
Mr. Millington Drake - British Minister, Montevideo
Peter Illing
Dr. Guani - Foreign Minister, Uruguay
Michael Goodliffe
Captain McCall - R.N., British Naval Attache, Buenos Aires
Patrick Macnee
Lieutenant Commander Medley R.N.
John Chandos
Dr. Langmann - German Minister, Montevideo
Douglas Wilmer
M. Desmoulins - French Minister, Montevideo
William Squire
Ray Martin
Roger Delgado
Captain Varela - Uruguayan Navy
Andrew Cruickshank
Captain Stubbs - 'Doric Star'
Christopher Lee
Manolo
Edward Atienza
Pop
April Olrich
Dolores
Chris Adcock
British Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee)
Douglas Argent
Sub. Lieutenant, HMS Ajax
Vincent Ball
Barnes - HMS Achilles
Ken Barker
Marine Officer, HMS Ajax
Michael Barnes
Midshipman, HMS Ajax
Raymond Barrie
Shirley - HMS Achilles
Terence Bayler
Stoker - HMS Achilles
Alan Beale
Capt. Pttinger
Richard Beale
Capt. Pottinger
Victor Beaumont
Officer on Graf Spee
David Benson
Marine Officer, HMS Ajax
John Britton
Navigator, HMS Ajax
Robert Bruce
Lt. Cmdr. Smith - HMS Exeter
Anna Burden
Madame Desmoulins, Montevideo
Richard Burrell
Navigator, HMS Exeter
Tony Burton
Young Sailor, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter
David Cameron
Pilot Officer Lewin - Pilot, Spotter Plane, HMS Ajax
Dennis Carnell
Merchant Seaman (Prisoner on Graf Spee)
Paul Carpenter
American reporter in Uruguay
Alan Casley
Rating, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter
Tony Castleton
Bridge Officer (HMS Ajax)
Ronald Clarke
Prisoner on Graf Spee
Michael Collins
Chief Yeoman, HMS Ajax
James Copeland
Chief Yeoman, HMS Achilles
Victor Coventry
Man in News Office
Dan Cressey
Crewman (HMS Exeter)
Robert Crewdson
(uncredited)
Tita Dane
(uncredited)
Gron Davies
Chief Engineer, Trevannionion, Prisoner on Graf Spee
Denton De Gray
Kearney - Spotter Plane, HMS Ajax
Maxwell Denne
Petty Officer, HMS Achilles
Patrick Dove
Capt., Streonshalh, Prisoner on Graf Spee
Peter Dyneley
Captain, Newton Beach, Prisoner on Graf Spee
Mabel Etherington
Onlooker
Eynon Evans
Chief Engineer, Newton Beach,Pprisoner on Graf Spee
Roy Everson
Man in News Office
Jack Faint
Chief Officer, Ashlea, Prisoner on Graf Spee
David Farrar
Narrator
Peter Fontaine
Gunnery Officer, HMS Ajax
John Forbes-Robertson
Lt. McBarnett - HMS Exeter
Frank Forsyth
Petty Officer, Bridge, HMS Ajax
Barry Foster
Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
Colin Free
2nd Messenger, HMS Ajax
Otto Friese
Tairoa Officer
Richard George
Chief Officer, Trevannion, Prisoner on Graf Spee
Muriel Greenslade
Onlooker
Keith Grieve
Sick Bay P.O., HMS Achilles
Lucia Guillon
Phone Girl, Montevideo
Fred Haggerty
Crewman, Admiral Graf Spee
Peter Halliday
Guani's Secretary
Ken Hayward
Spotting Officer, Gunnery Control, HMS Exeter
Bob Head
Merchant Seaman [MS Tairoa]
George Holdcroft
Manolo's Patron
Patrick Horgan
Signalman, HMS Achilles
Helen Horton
(uncredited)
Arthur Howell
Merchant Seaman [MS Tairoa]
Barry Johns
Merchant Officer [MS Doric Star]
Philip Johns
Merchant Officer [MS Trevanion] (Prisoner on Graf Spee)
Mary Jones
Ms. Shaw
Kerry Jordan
O.S. Rogers - HMS Achilles
Patrick Jordan
Signalman, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter
Marvin Kane
(uncredited)
Jeremy Kemp
Gunner, HMS Achilles
Howard Lang
Guns - HMS Exeter
John Le Mesurier
Rev. George Groves - Padre, HMS Exeter
Frank Littlewood
Man in News Office
Frank Lloyd
Messenger, HMS Achilles
Cyril Luckham
Lt. Jasper Abbot - HMS Achilles
Kenneth Luckman
Mess P.O., HMS Achilles
John Lynn
German Sailor with Luggage / Manolo's Patron (uncredited)
Ivor Mairants
Guitarist Accompanying Dolores
Alan Masterson
Midshipman, HMS Exeter
Louis Matto
Sightseer
Jack Mayne
(uncredited)
Colin McKenzie
Bridge Officer [HMS Ajax]
Lane Meddick
P.O. Stacey - HMS Achilles
John Merivale
Cowburn - HMS Achilles
Kenneth Midwood
Petty Officer, Gunnery Control, HMS Exeter
Donald Moffat
Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax
Lola Morice
Onlooker
Norman Morris
Merchant Officer (MS Huntsman) / Prisoner on Graf Spee (uncredited)
George Murcell
Chief Officer, Newton Beach
Anthony Newley
Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Graf Spee
Joseph O'Conner
Chief Engineer, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee
David Paltenghi
Customs Officer
Conrad Phillips
Lt. Washbourne - Gunnery Officer, HMS Achilles
Paul Phillips
British Embassy Official
Ambrosine Phillpotts
Mrs. Millington-Drake, Montevideo
Columba Powell
Lost Child in Crowd
Edward Powell
Chief Officer, Huntsman, Prisoner on Graf Spree
Irene Prador
(uncredited)
Peter Prowse
Lookout, HMS Exeter
Roy Purcell
Duty Officer Pennefeather - HMS Ajax
Robert Rietty
Dubbing
Rive Rola
(uncredited)
Alan Rolfe
Petty Officer, HMS Exeter
David Rose
Boy Dorset - HMNZS Achilles
John Schlesinger
Lieutenant, Graf Spee
Peter Scott
1st Messenger, HMS Ajax
Jeff Silk
Crewman, HMS Achilles
Peter Smallwood
Spotting Officer, HMS Ajax
John Smart
Manolo's Patron
Muriel Smith
Dolores, Montevideo
Julian Somers
Quartermaster, Graf Spee
Barry Steele
Midshipman, HMS Ajax
Graham Stewart
Signalman, HMS Exeter
Nigel Stock
Chief Officer, Tairoa, Prisoner on Graf Spee
Alan Townsend
Duty Officer, HMS Ajax
James Ure
Man in New's Office
Harry Van Engel
Captain Landorff's servant
Guy Verney
Cmdr. Graham - HMS Exeter
Tony Wager
Lookout, HMS Ajax
Colin Wall
Boy Bugler, HMS Exeter
Pearl Walters
Woman in News Office
John Warren
Chief Yeoman Signals, HMS Exeter
Patrick Westwood
Archer, HMS Ajax
George Whiting
Chief Engineer, Aft-Conning, HMS Exeter
Ian Whittaker
Boiler Room Messenger, HMS Achilles
David Williams
Lookout, HMS Exeter
Neil Wilson
Mess P.O., HMS Achilles
Brian Worth
Radio Operator, Doric Star, Prisoner on Graf Spee

Produced by

Michael Powell
producer
Emeric Pressburger
producer
Earl St. John
executive producer
Sydney Streeter
associate producer

Music by

Brian Easdale

Cinematography by

Christopher Challis
director of photography

Editing by

Reginald Mills

Production Design by

Arthur Lawson

Makeup Department

Geoffrey Rodway
makeup artist

Production Management

John Brabourne
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Charles Orme
assistant director / first assistant director

Art Department

Hein Heckroth
artistic adviser
Don Picton
assistant art director (as Donald Picton) / assistant art director (uncredited)
Mark Rowe
props (uncredited)
Bernard Sarron
set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

Gordon K. McCallum
sound recordist
Arthur Stevens
sound editor
C.C. Stevens
sound recordist
Harry Fairbairn
sound assistant (uncredited)
P. Lloyd
boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

James Snow
special effects
Bill Warrington
special effects
Robin Vidgeon
special effects: camera assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Cliff Culley
matte artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Austin Dempster
camera operator
Ian Jeayes
still photographer (uncredited)
Alec Mills
clapper loader (uncredited)
George Pink
Technicolor technician (uncredited)
Jock Sang
chief electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jack Dalmayne
wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Noreen Ackland
assembly cutter (uncredited)
Michael Edmonds
second assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Frederic Lewis
musical director
Muriel Smith
singing voice: April Olrich (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Betty Harley
continuity

Additional Crew

Arthur Alcott
production controller: Pinewood Studios, London, England
F.S. Bell
naval adviser (as Captain F.S. Bell C.B. R.N. {Ret'd.})
Patrick Dove
technical adviser: on the prison sequences -"Graf Spee" (as Captain Patrick Dove of the 'African Shell')
Judith Coxhead
producer's secretary (uncredited)
Ralph Medley
advisor (uncredited)
Jean Osborne
publicist (uncredited)
Bill Paton
assistant: Mr. Powell (uncredited)

Thanks

J.A.R. Abbott
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Commander J.A.R. Abbott R.N.)
G.A. Allen
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Lieut-Commander G.A. Allen R.N.)
F.S. Bell
especial thanks (as Captain F.S. Bell C.B. Royal Navy)
Jack S. Bongard
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Mr. Jack S. Bongard)
M. Bowman-Manifold
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Mr. M. Bowman-Manifold)
G.C. Cowburn
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Commander G.C. Cowburn D.S.C. R.N.)
I.D. De'Ath
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Major I.D. de'Ath D.S.O. M.B.E. R.M.)
C.F. Dent
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Mr. C.F. Dent)
H.J. Dietrich
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Dr. H.J. Dietrich)
G.W. Dixon
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Rev. G.W. Dixon M.A. R.N.)
Patrick Dove
especial thanks (as Captain Patrick Dove Merchant Navy)
D.P. Dreyer
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Commander D.P. Dreyer D.S.C. R.N.)
E.M. Edwards
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Captain E.M. Edwards M.N.)
R. Fontaña
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Mr. R. Fontaña)
John Garland
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Mr. John Garland)
R. Glucksmann
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Mr. R. Glucksmann)
Mrs. R.R. Graham
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used
George Grove
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Rev. George Grove R.N.)
John Harper
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Mr. John Harper)
Lady Harwood
especial thanks
L. Hill
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Mr. L. Hill)
Lloyd Hirst
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Commander Lloyd Hirst O.B.E. R.N.)
R.B. Jennings
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Commander R.B. Jennings D.S.O. D.S.C. and bar R.N.)
R.E.N. Kearney
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Captain R.E.N. Kearney O.B.E. R.N.)
Hugh G. Kendal
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Mr. Hugh G. Kendal)
Ruth Langsdorff
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Frau Ruth Langsdorff)
E.D.G. Lewin
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Captain E.D.G. Lewin C.B.E. D.S.O. D.S.C. and bar R.N.)
D.T. McBarnet
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Commander D.T. McBarner D.S.C. R.N.)
Henry McCall
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Admiral Sir Henry McCall K.C.V.O. K.B.E. C.B. D.S.O.)
John Mead
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Mr. John Mead)
R.C. Medley
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Commodore R.C. Medley D.S.O. O.B.E. R.N.)
Kurt Meusemann
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Kapitan zur See Kurt Meusemann a.D.)
Eugen Millington-Drake
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Sir Eugen Millington-Drake K.C.M.G.)
Anthony Morse
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used: for his son, Sub. Lieut. C.A.L. Morse, killed in action (as Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Morse K.B.E. C.B. D.S.O.)
W. Edward Parry
especial thanks (as Admiral Sir W. Edward Parry K.C.B.)
R.R.S. Pennefather
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Commodore R.R.S. Pennefather R.N.)
Carlos Ramela
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Dr. Carlos Ramela)
Captain Robinson
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Captain Robinson M.N.)
Esther Shaw
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Miss Esther Shaw)
C.J. Smith
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Lieut-Commander C.J. Smith D.S.C. R.N.)
W. Stubbs
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Captain W. Stubbs M.N.)
W. Swanston
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Commissioned Communications Officer W. Swanston R.N.)
F.P. Thomas
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Mr. F.P. Thomas)
N.K. Tod
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Commander N.K. Tod D.S.C. R.N.)
R.E. Washbourn
all those who helped or gave permission for their names to be used (as Captain R.E. Washbourn D.S.O. O.B.E. R.N.)
Charles Woodhouse
especial thanks (as Admiral Sir Charles Woodhouse K.C.B.)
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