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San Demetrio London (1943)

San Demetrio London (1943)

Action Drama War
Release Date: 1943, December 7
Directors: Charles Frend
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Ealing Studios
Cast: Robert Beatty, James Donald, Gordon Jackson, Arthur Young, Walter Fitzgerald, Ralph Michael, Duncan McIntyre, Frederick Piper, Michael Allen, Charles Victor, Mervyn Johns, David Horne

Overview:

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.

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based on true story