The Silver Fleet 1943
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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.
Cast
B
Beresford Egan
Krampf
W
Willem Akkerman
Willem van Leyden
M
Margaret Emden
Bertha
N
Neville Mapp
Joop
J
John Carol
Johann
P
Philip Leaver
Chief of Police
L
Lawrence O'Madden
Captain Schneider
Crew
- Director
- Vernon Sewell, Gordon Wellesley
- Writers
- Gordon Wellesley, Vernon Sewell, Emeric Pressburger
- Producers
- Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
- Cinematography
- Erwin Hillier
- Editing
- Michael C. Chorlton
- Composer
- Allan Gray
- Production Design
- Alfred Junge
Details
- Release date
- Jun 16, 1943
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- $5,800,000
- Studios
- The Archers, General Film Distributors, Royal Navy, Royal Netherland Government
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
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