San Demetrio London
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.
Ealing StudiosCast
Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
Walter Fitzgerald2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio
Ralph Michael3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio
Neville MappApprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
Barry LettsBoatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio
Frederick PiperMessboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio
Gordon Jackson'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio
Robert BeattyGreaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
Mervyn JohnsGunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay
James DonaldR.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager
Nigel Clarke
Walter Fitzgerald2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio
Ralph Michael3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio
Neville MappApprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
Barry LettsBoatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio
Frederick PiperMessboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio
Gordon Jackson'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio
Robert BeattyGreaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
Mervyn JohnsGunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay
James DonaldR.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager
Nigel Clarke
