For Freedom (1940)

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Maurice Elvey, Castleton Knight

Synopsis

Made in 1940, this stirringly patriotic film cleverly combined new scenes with genuine newsreel footage. A newsreel journalist is on hand when the Giant German battleship Graf Spee flees into Montevideo Harbour after a punishing encounter with the British warships Exeter and Ajax. As events unfold in a very unexpected way, he is there with his camera to capture the dramatic end to the encounter.

Actors

Will Fyffe
Will Fyffe
Chief
Anthony Hulme
Anthony Hulme
Steve
E. V. H. Emmett
E. V. H. Emmett
Ted / Commentator
Guy Middleton
Guy Middleton
Pierre
Albert Lieven
Albert Lieven
Fritz
Hugh McDermott
Hugh McDermott
Sam
Arthur Goullet
Arthur Goullet
Ivan
Engineer Angel
Engineer Angel
Himself - Engineer Angel, S.S. Tairoa
Arthur Denton
Arthur Denton
Patrick Dove
Patrick Dove
Himself - Captain Patrick G.G. Dove, S.S. Africa Shell
J.E.T. Harper
J.E.T. Harper
Narrator
Aubrey Jenkins
Aubrey Jenkins
Himself - Enginer-Officer Aubrey Jenkins, S.S. Doric Star
Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson
Minor Role
First Officer Murphy
First Officer Murphy
Himself - First Officer F.M. Murphy, S.S. Tairoa
Charles Pottinger
Charles Pottinger
Himself - Captain Charles Pottinger, S.S. Ashlea
Jack Raine
Jack Raine
Cutter
Bill Russell
Bill Russell
Adolf Hitler
Terry-Thomas
Terry-Thomas
News reader
Engineer Walker
Engineer Walker
Himself - Engineer Walker, S.S. Tairoa
Millicent Wolf
Millicent Wolf
Secretary
Pat Williams
Pat Williams
Cutter

Crews

Maurice Elvey
Maurice Elvey
Director
Castleton Knight
Castleton Knight
Director
Louis Levy
Louis Levy
Music
R. E. Dearing
R. E. Dearing
Editor
Leslie Arliss
Leslie Arliss
Script
Arthur Crabtree
Arthur Crabtree
Camera Operator
Edward Black
Edward Black
Producer

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