San Demetrio London (1943)

Name: San Demetrio London
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama, War & Politics
Released: 1943-12-07

1h 37m

Running Time

December 7, 1943
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Plot.

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. 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.

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Currently San Demetrio London is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads

Streaming in:
🇪🇸 Spain

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Details.

Release Date
December 7, 1943

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 37m

Genres
Adventure Action Drama War & Politics

Last updated: 2024-08-15

This Movie Is About.

based on a true story

Wiki.

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. The film was produced by Michael Balcon for Ealing Studios and directed by Charles Frend.