The Silver Fleet

The Silver Fleet (1943)

The truth is that a Nation will only live as long as it has people ready to die

  • Genre: Drama, War
  • Release Date: 1943-06-16
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 8 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 24min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: The Archers
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Directors: Vernon Sewell, Gordon Wellesley.
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Summary

The Silver Fleet was inspired by a true story from World War II. Holland now under German occupation, a Shipyard owner and Chief engineer Jaap van Leyden is summoned to build ships for the German war effort. The commission would allow Leyden to build sophisticated submarines whilst safeguarding jobs for the local Dutch workforce. A newly built U-boat, named U107 goes out on her first sea trial and is hijacked by a Dutch crew and they re-route the vessel to England. As such it provided an opportunity to refuel patriotism in the face of a seemingly interminable war and almost unbearable civilian hardship.

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  • Ralph Richardson

    as Jaap van Leyden
  • Googie Withers

    as Helène van Leyden
  • Esmond Knight

    as Von Schiffer
  • Beresford Egan

    as Krampf
  • Frederick Burtwell

    as Captain Müller
  • Kathleen Byron

    as Schoolmistress
  • Willem Akkerman

    as Willem van Leyden
  • Dorothy Gordon

    as Janni Peters
  • Charles Victor

    as Bastiaan Peters
  • John Longden

    as Jost Meertens
  • Joss Ambler

    as Cornelis Smit
  • Margaret Emden

    as Bertha
  • Neville Mapp

    as Joop
  • Ivor Barnard

    as Admiral
  • John Carol

    as Johann
  • Philip Leaver

    as Chief of Police
  • Lawrence O'Madden

    as Captain Schneider
  • Anthony Eustrel

    as Lieutenant Wernicke
  • Valentine Dyall

    as Markgraf
Writing Gordon Wellesley Writer
Directing Vernon Sewell Director
Editing Michael C. Chorlton Editor
Art Alfred Junge Production Design
Production George Maynard Production Manager
Production Emeric Pressburger Producer
Writing Vernon Sewell Writer
Production Ralph Richardson Associate Producer
Sound Allan Gray Original Music Composer
Directing Gordon Wellesley Director
Writing Emeric Pressburger Story
Sound John Dennis Sound
Directing Denis Kavanagh Assistant Director
Crew Eric Humphriss Special Effects
Camera Erwin Hillier Director of Photography
Sound Desmond Dew Sound
Production Michael Powell Producer
Camera Cecil Cooney Camera Operator

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