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Pursuit of the Graf Spee, The - (Movie Clip) Open, Tigers

Arresting narration should surely be credited to Emeric Pressburger, in the opening of the last film by "The Archers," with Michael Powell, The Pursuit of the Graf Spee, 1957, a.k.a. "The Battle of the River Plate."

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Technicolor at night and stillness at sea, as the Commodore (Anthony Quayle) and staff prepare their three ships for battle, in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Pursuit of the Graf Spee, 1957.
Pursuit of the Graf Spee, The -- (Movie Clip) Not Quite Dressed For It
English Peter Finch is a convincing German naval officer, having just captured Brit Captain Dove (Bernard Lee) in a civilized early scene from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Pursuit of Graf Spee, 1957.
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Altogether shocking action for 1957, as the Exeter, under the command of Bell (John Gregson), gets clobbered by the German battleship, in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Pursuit of the Graf Spee.
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Upper lips don't get much stiffer, as Captain Bell (John Gregson) bravely agrees to proceed to the Falklands, under orders from Harwood (Anthony Quayle) in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Pursuit of the Graf Spee, 1957.

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