---
title: 'The Battle of the River Plate (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Emeric Pressburger'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-battle-of-the-river-plate-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048990/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Battle of the River Plate (1956)

1956 · 112 min · War · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Battle of the River Plate is a 1956 British war film in Technicolor and VistaVision by the writer-director-producer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The film stars John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Bernard Lee and Peter Finch. It was distributed worldwide by Rank Film Distributors Ltd.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Emeric Pressburger](https://cinepixo.com/people/emeric-pressburger), [Michael Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-powell)
- **Screenplay:** [Emeric Pressburger](https://cinepixo.com/people/emeric-pressburger), [Michael Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-powell)
- **Producer:** [Emeric Pressburger](https://cinepixo.com/people/emeric-pressburger), [Michael Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-powell)
- **Editor:** [Reginald Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-mills)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Brian Easdale](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-easdale)
- **Director of Photography:** [Christopher Challis](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-challis)

## Cast

- [Christopher Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lee)
- [Douglas Wilmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-wilmer)
- [Bernard Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-lee)
- [David Farrar](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-farrar)
- [Nigel Stock](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-stock)
- [John Gregson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gregson)
- [George Murcell](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-murcell)
- [Patrick Macnee](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-macnee)
- [Anthony Newley](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-newley)
- [William Squire](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-squire)
- [Jack Gwillim](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-gwillim)
- [Anthony Quayle](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-quayle)
- [John Le Mesurier](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-le-mesurier)
- [John Merivale](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-merivale)
- [Anthony Bushell](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-bushell)

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