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Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)

War
Release Date: 1957, April 2
Directors: Michael Anderson
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: British Lion Films, Wilcox-Neagle
Cast: Alfred Burke, Ralph Truman, Richard Coleman, Anthony Chinn, Tsai Chin, Ian Bannen, Keye Luke, Basil Dignam, Donald Houston, Bernard Cribbins, Ballard Berkeley, Richard Leech

Overview:

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. In charge, Lietenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared for his crew and his ship to remain as a hostage for the Chinese to use as an international pawn.

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