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Battle Hell (1957)

Battle Hell

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PG

1h 53m

Drama, Historical, War

March 1st, 1959

6.7/10

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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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Cast

Richard Todd
Lt. Cmdr. Kerans, RN
William Hartnell
Leading Seaman Frank
Akim Tamiroff
Col. Peng
Donald Houston
Lt Weston RN
Keye Luke
Capt. Kuo Tai
Sophie Stewart
Miss Charlotte Dunlap
Robert Urquhart
Flt Lt Fearnley RAF
James Kenney
Lt Hett RN
Richard Leech
Lt Strain RN
Michael Brill
Lt Berger RN
Full cast & crew

Directors

Michael Anderson
Full cast & crew

Producers

Franklin Gollings
associate producer
Herbert Wilcox
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Lawrence Earl
book
Franklin Gollings
(idea: and Official Admiralty Records)
Eric Ambler
screenplay
Full cast & crew

Taglines

The true story of one of the most daring actions in modern Royal Navy history.

Keywords

china
based on true story
ship
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

March 1st, 1959 (Austria)
November 15th, 1957 (Finland)
July 9th, 1958 (France)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Escape of the Amethyst (rerun title)
Their Greatest Glory (rerun title)
Yangtze Incident (rerun title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Associated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (studio) (studio: produced at)
River Orwell, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
River Stour, Suffolk, England, UK
All Locations

Running Times

113 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.66 : 1

Production Companies

British Lion Films
Wilcox-Neagle (as A Wilcox - Neagle Production) / (as A Wilcox-Neagle Production)
Everest Pictures Ltd.

Distribution Companies

Metropolitan Films (Belgium)
Europa Film (Sweden)
AB Europa Film (Sweden)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

The Admiralty (to, who have contributed so much to the making of this film, the producers tender their sincere thanks)
The War Office (to, who have contributed so much to the making of this film, the producers tender their sincere thanks)
The Air Ministry (to, who have contributed so much to the making of this film, the producers tender their sincere thanks)
All Other Companies

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