On the strength of this, beatty was promoted to more substantial film roles, beginning with san demetrio london 1943, in which he played a brash, alcoholic american sailor mellowed by his goodnatured british crewmates in the best stiffupperlip tradition. Mervyn johns was born on february 18, 1899 in pembroke, wales as david mervyn johns. Filled with aviation fuel, the crew abandoned ship. The san demetrio is an oil tanker, critically damaged by german gunfire in midatlantic and abandoned to the flames by its crew, then heroically salvaged and. His interest in acting began during his school years, when he took part in many amateur productions. She was built in 1938 for the eagle oil and shipping company. 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. A musicalcomedy film starring danny kaye, glynis johns, basil rathbone. San demetrio london 1943 british war film arthur young. After two nights adrift in the freezing north atlantic, the crew discovered the san demetrio still afloat.
San demetrio london is a second world war film about the merchant marine. He plays an unsuccessful royal navy officer and six of his maritime ancestors. The courageous crew manages to keep the san demetrio afloat and guide it out of harms way. I have just finished watching the movie san demetrio london, what a marvelous feat of bravery and ingenuity it was to bring that ship back home, i was born in 1937 and didnt know much about it back then but im glad to have seen the movie 80 years on, if there are any crew members still alive i congratulate them. With arthur young, walter fitzgerald, ralph michael, neville mapp.
The san demetrio of the title is a british merchant ship in an atlantic convoy in 1940. Barnacle bill released in the us as all at sea is a 1957 ealing studios comedy film, starring alec guinness. When one of the lifeboats drifted back to the burning tanker the day after, and found that she still hadnt exploded, they decided. San demetrio london 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I have just finished watching the movie san demetrio london, what a marvelous feat of bravery and ingenuity it was to bring that ship back home, i was born in 1937 and didnt know much about it back then but im glad to have seen the movie 80 years on, if there are any crew members still alive i. Disabled and left to the mercy of patrolling uboats the crew must keep her afloat and out of. Crewlist from san demetrio british motor tanker ships.
San demetrio london whether wittingly or accidentally, the presentation of this epic tale of the british merchant marine omits the customary cast of characters in the screen credits. Crewlist from san demetrio british motor tanker ships hit. In 1940 she was damaged by enemy action in midatlantic, abandoned by her crew but later reboarded and successfully brought into harbour. All the engine room scenes were filmed on board, and the scene of san demetrio sailing at sea in the early part, is san cipriano heading north on her way to the convoy rendezvous on the mersey. Basil dearden, 1944, was some distance from the studios spate of documentarystyle propaganda films. San demetrio london download srt and ass for movies and. The sister ships to san demetrio were sans adolfo, alvaro, amado, ambrosio and arcadio. The north star free full movie 1943 war film youtube. Factbased second world war drama, starring arthur young and walter fitzgerald. San demetrio london is a 1943 british world war ii docudrama based on the true story of the 1940 salvage of the tanker mv. In a peaceful ukrainian village, the school year is just ending in june 1941. I think the ship in the film didnt have this engine so they may just be engine room shots but thats only a guess. The san demetrio is a british merchant marine vessel, traversing the atlantic shipping channels in early 1940. Five young friends set out for a walking trip to kiev, but their travels.
Cinema san demetrio via dalmazia, 4, 84123 salerno, italy rated 4. He was an actor, known for dead of night 1945, a christmas carol 1951 and the master of ballantrae 1953. It is based on the true story of the mv san demetrio. The film is a reconstruction of the story of the salvage of the british tanker, mv san demetrio. After a terrible ordeal in an open boat, one group of crewmen are relieved to see rescue in the form of a ship on the horizon. Frend had started his career as an editor on several of alfred hitchcocks british pictures and later directed such films as the wartime sea drama san demetrio, london 1943 and the truelife adventure scott of the antarctic 1948. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Jump to content s jump to site navigation 0 jump to search 4 terms and. It deals with the crew of a tanker and their struggle to deliver their cargo to england during the battle of the atlantic.
Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises mv san demetrio second officer hawkins the war at sea 193945. At the end of the movie, the judge states that the crew collectively wished that. San demetrio london 1943 directed by charles frend. Five young friends set out for a walking trip to kiev, but their travels are br.
If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. A british merchant navy tanker is disabled at sea by german forces in the atlantic shipping lanes. The crew of a damaged merchant ship must get safely back to port in waters patrolled by uboats. San demetrio, london is stylistically linked to the. This led to him being spotted by the bbc, and that led to work in such radio shows such as. Its the true story of a remarkable incident in the battle of the atlantic, when a blazing, abandomed tanker is reboarded by 15 of her crew, and then follows their heroic. The tanker san demetrio is part of a sea convoy in the north atlantic when its attacked by a german battleship and heavily damaged. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of movie. San demetrio, london is a film programme that first aired in 1943 and has been classified a u certificate. San demetrio, london follows the compelling true story of a crew of british seamen who in 1940 were forced to abandon ship after being torpedoed by german forces. Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Charles frends san demetrio london was one of the finest naval combat films made anywhere during the second world war. British drama documentary from 1943, 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. San demetrio london 1943 robert beatty, charles frend, and robert.
Namastey london full movie hd akshay kumar youtube. San demetrio london 1943 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. San demetrio london rangitiki heroes of the atlantic period newsclip featuring the hx84 ships san demetrio, cornish city, and sovac. Disabled and left to the mercy of patrolling uboats the crew must keep her afloat and out of harms way. A large uxb in the london underground brings ash facetoface with a new type. San demetrio, london on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account.
The tanker san demetrio struggles to deliver its cargo of aviation fuel to england during the battle of the atlantic. He was married to diana churchill and alice maud steele wareham. San demetrio, london is stylistically linked to the jingoistic england can take it. Mv san demetrio was a british motor tanker, notable for her service during the second world war. Having first abandoned ship, some of the crew members choose to go back to repair the damage and.
Filled with aviation fuel, the crew abandoned ship, expecting the inevitable explosion of the volatile cargo. Michael balcon, the head of production at ealing studios, recommended charles frend as the director. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. 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. San demetrio london british board of film classification. Oct 22, 2015 san demetrio london 1943 british war film arthur young, walter fitzgeral. The tanker san demetrio was shelled by the admiral scheer and set alight.
San demetrio london and 12 related entities entities finder. The ship is disabled at sea, and thus left at the mercy of marauding axis uboats. Archive film the san demetrio london the engine room. Strangely enough, dad saw the san demetrio in the clyde in her damaged condition, when he was an apprentice on i think hornshell. San demetrio london would represent the highwater mark for ealings wartime realist programme. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. San demetrio london 1943, directed by charles frend film. San demetrio, london is stylistically linked to the jingoistic.
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