Released:
1943-12-07

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.

Director:
Charles Frend

Runtime:
1h 37min

Genre:
Action, Drama, War

• Cast:
• 
  Walter Fitzgerald
  as
  Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
• 
  Ralph Michael
  as
  2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio
• 
  Neville Mapp
  as
  3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio
• 
  Barry Letts
  as
  Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
• 
  Frederick Piper
  as
  Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio