Film

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

1957 · 1h 53m · War

IMDb

6.8

While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge, Lietenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared for his crew and his ship to remain as a hostage for the Chinese to use as an international pawn.

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

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

• Michael AndersonDirector
• Eric AmblerScreenplay
• Franklin GollingsStory
• Lawrence EarlNovel
• Herbert WilcoxProducer
• Gordon DinesDirector of Photography
• Leighton LucasOriginal Music Composer
• Basil WarrenEditor

Release date

April 2, 1957

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

PG

Genres

War

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