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For Freedom

For Freedom

Drama, War

1h 27m

May 4, 1940 (85 years ago)

Overview

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Will Fyffe

Will Fyffe

Chief

Birthday: February 16, 1885

55 December 14, 1947 (62)
Anthony Hulme

Anthony Hulme

Steve

Birthday: February 26, 1910

30 March 27, 2007 (97)
E. V. H. Emmett

E. V. H. Emmett

Ted / Commentator

Birthday: June 17, 1902

37 June 7, 1971 (68)
Guy Middleton

Guy Middleton

Pierre

Birthday: December 15, 1906

33 July 31, 1973 (66)
Albert Lieven

Albert Lieven

Fritz

Birthday: June 23, 1906

33 December 22, 1971 (65)
Hugh McDermott

Hugh McDermott

Sam

Birthday: March 20, 1906

34 January 29, 1972 (65)
Arthur Goullet

Arthur Goullet

Ivan

Birthday: April 19, 1894

46 January 1, 1978 (83)
Bill Russell

Bill Russell

Adolf Hitler

Birthday: -

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J.E.T. Harper

J.E.T. Harper

Narrator (voice)

Birthday: -

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Patrick Dove

Patrick Dove

Self - Captain Patrick G.G. Dove, S.S. Africa Shell

Birthday: -

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