Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
1957 · 1h 53m · War
Genres: War
While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire.
Director: Michael Anderson
Writers: Eric Ambler, Lawrence Earl, Franklin Gollings
Music by: Leighton Lucas
Cinematography: Gordon Dines
Editor: Basil Warren
Cast
Richard Todd as Lieutenant-Commander John Simon KeransWilliam Hartnell as Leading Seaman Leslie FrankAkim Tamiroff as Colonel PengDonald Houston as Lieutenant WestonKeye Luke as Captain Kuo TaiSophie Stewart as Miss Charlotte DunlapRobert Urquhart as Flight Lieutenant FearnleyRichard Leech as Lieutenant StrainBarry Foster as Petty Officer McCarthyThomas Heathcote as Mr. MonaghanSam Kydd as Able Seaman WalkerEwen Solon as ERA WilliamsMore like this
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