For Freedom

1h 27min

Drama

War

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.

Cast

E. V. H. Emmett

E. V. H. Emmett

Ted / Commentator
Bill Russell

Bill Russell

Adolf Hitler
J.E.T. Harper

J.E.T. Harper

Narrator (voice)
Patrick Dove

Patrick Dove

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

Charles Pottinger

Self - Captain Charles Pottinger, S.S. Ashlea
F.M. Murphy

F.M. Murphy

Self - First Officer F.M. Murphy, S.S. Tairoa
Aubrey Jenkins

Aubrey Jenkins

Self - Enginer-Officer Aubrey Jenkins, S.S. Doric Star
Engineer Angel

Engineer Angel

Self - Engineer Angel, S.S. Tairoa
Engineer Walker

Engineer Walker

Self - Engineer Walker, S.S. Tairoa
Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

News Reader
Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Minor Role

Release date

4th May 1940

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English