---
title: 'San Demetrio London (1943)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles Frend'
released: '1943-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/san-demetrio-london-1943'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039797/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# San Demetrio London (1943)

1943 · 104 min · Drama, War · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

San Demetrio London is a 1943 British World War II docudrama based on the true story of the 1940 salvage of the tanker MV San Demetrio by some of her own crew, who reboarded her after she had been set on fire by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer and then abandoned, during the Battle of the Atlantic. The film was produced by Michael Balcon for Ealing Studios and directed by Charles Frend.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles Frend](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-frend), [Robert Hamer](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hamer)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Frend](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-frend)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John D. H. Greenwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-d-h-greenwood)
- **Producer:** [Michael Balcon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-balcon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Douglas Slocombe](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-slocombe)

## Cast

- [Gordon Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-jackson)
- [Robert Beatty](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-beatty)
- [Arthur Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-young)
- [James Donald](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-donald)
- [Ralph Michael](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-michael)
- [Walter Fitzgerald](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-fitzgerald)

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