Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
April 1, 1957Release Date
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
April 1, 1957Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Richard Todd
Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
William Hartnell
Leading Seaman Leslie Frank
Akim Tamiroff
Colonel Peng
Donald Houston
Lieutenant Weston
Keye Luke
Captain Kuo Tai
Sophie Stewart
Miss Charlotte Dunlap
Robert Urquhart
Flight Lieutenant Fearnley
Richard Leech
Lieutenant Strain
Barry Foster
Petty Officer McCarthy
James Kenney
Lt Hett RN
Thomas Heathcote
Mr. Monaghan
Sam Kydd
Able Seaman Walker
Ewen Solon
ERA Williams
Kenneth Cope
Mr. McNamara
Alfred Burke
Petty Officer
Richard Coleman
Lieutenant Commander Skinner
Ian Bannen
Able Seaman Bannister
Gene Anderson
Ruth Worth
Bernard Cribbins
Able Seaman James Bryson
Brian Smith
Boy Martin
Robert Lennard
CastingDirector
Ray Jackson
Telegraphist Jack Leonard French
Anthony Chinn
PLA Officer
Allan Cuthbertson
Captain Donaldson
Basil Dignam
Sir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador to China
John Paul
Staff Officer Operations
Ralph Truman
Vice Admiral
Jeremy Burnham
Flag Lieutenant
Cyril Luckham
Commander in Chief
Michael Brill
Lieutenant Peter Egerton
Ballard Berkeley
Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
Keith Faulkner
Signalman
Rhett Ward
Lieutenant Mirehouse
Philip Vickers
Surgeon Lieutenant Packard
Tsai Chin
Sampan Woman
Herbert Wilcox
Producer
Eric Ambler
Screenplay
Michael Anderson
Director
Lawrence Earl
Novel
Franklin Gollings
Story / Associate Producer
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Release DateApril 1, 1957
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 53m
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Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957) is a British war film that tells the story of the British sloop HMS Amethyst caught up in the Chinese Civil War and involved in the 1949 Yangtze Incident. Directed by Michael Anderson, it stars Richard Todd, William Hartnell, and Akim Tamiroff.
It was based upon the book written by Lawrence Earl. The film was known in the US by the alternative titles Battle Hell, Escape of the Amethyst, Their Greatest Glory and Yangtze Incident. Non-English language titles include the direct German translation of Yangtse-Zwischenfall, and Commando sur le Yang-Tse in France. In Belgium it was known as Feu sur le Yangtse (French) and Vuur op de Yangtse (Flemish/Dutch), both meaning "Fire on the Yangtse".
The film was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.