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The tanker San Demetrio is part of a sea convoy in the North Atlantic when it's attacked by a German battleship and heavily damaged. The crew abandons ship in two lifeboats. One lifeboat is rescued, but the other, bearing 2nd Officer Hawkins (Ralph Michael), Chief Engineer Pollard (Walter Fitzgerald) and others, drifts hopelessly. The sailors spot a burning vessel and are surprised to discover their own ship miraculously afloat. They mount an audacious plan to re-board her and return to action.
Original Release
12/07/1943
US Release
02/21/1944
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Arthur Young | Captain George Waite / Captain George Waite - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Walter Fitzgerald | Chief Engineer Charles Pollard / Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Ralph Michael | 2nd. Officer Hawkins / 2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Neville Mapp | 3rd. Engineer Willey / 3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Barry Letts | Apprentice John Jones / Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Michael Allen | Cadet Roy Housden / Cadet Roy Housden - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Frederick Piper | Boatswain W.E. Fletcher / Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Herbert Cameron | Pumpman Davies |
| John Owers | Steward |
| Gordon Jackson | Messboy John Jamieson / Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio |
Directors
Writers
Charles Frend, Robert Hamer, F. Tennyson Jesse
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Arthur Young | Captain George Waite / Captain George Waite - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Walter Fitzgerald | Chief Engineer Charles Pollard / Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Ralph Michael | 2nd. Officer Hawkins / 2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Neville Mapp | 3rd. Engineer Willey / 3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Barry Letts | Apprentice John Jones / Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Michael Allen | Cadet Roy Housden / Cadet Roy Housden - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Frederick Piper | Boatswain W.E. Fletcher / Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Herbert Cameron | Pumpman Davies |
| John Owers | Steward |
| Gordon Jackson | Messboy John Jamieson / Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Robert Beatty | 'Yank' Preston / 'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Charles Victor | Deckhand |
| James McKechnie | Deckhand |
| John Coyle | Deckhand |
| Duncan McIntyre | Deckhand |
| Rex Holt | Deckhand |
| Mervyn Johns | Greaser John Boyle / Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio |
| Lawrence O'Madden | Capt. E.S.F. Fegen V.C. Royal Navy |
| James Donald | Gunnery Control Officer / Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay |
| James Sadler | Officer of the Watch |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Robert Hamer | Producer |
