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

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Calorie Rating: 159
Released: 1957-04-01
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Studios: British Lion Films, Wilcox-Neagle,


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.

Director / Directors

Denis Johnson
Assistant Director


Cast

Richard Todd
Character: Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
William Hartnell
Character: Leading Seaman Leslie Frank
Akim Tamiroff
Character: Colonel Peng

Donald Houston
Character: Lieutenant Weston
Keye Luke
Character: Captain Kuo Tai
Sophie Stewart
Character: Miss Charlotte Dunlap

Robert Urquhart
Character: Flight Lieutenant Fearnley
Richard Leech
Character: Lieutenant Strain
Barry Foster
Character: Petty Officer McCarthy

Thomas Heathcote
Character: Mr. Monaghan
Sam Kydd
Character: Able Seaman Walker
Ewen Solon
Character: ERA Williams

Kenneth Cope
Character: Mr. McNamara
Alfred Burke
Character: Petty Officer
Richard Coleman
Character: Lieutenant Commander Skinner

Ian Bannen
Character: Able Seaman Bannister
Gene Anderson
Character: Ruth Worth
Bernard Cribbins
Character: Able Seaman James Bryson

Brian Smith
Character: Boy Martin
Ray Jackson
Character: Telegraphist Jack Leonard French
Anthony Chinn
Character: PLA Officer

Allan Cuthbertson
Character: Captain Donaldson
Basil Dignam
Character: Sir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador to China
John Paul
Character: Staff Officer Operations

Ralph Truman
Character: Vice Admiral
Jeremy Burnham
Character: Flag Lieutenant
Cyril Luckham
Character: Commander in Chief

Michael Brill
Character: Lieutenant Peter Egerton
Ballard Berkeley
Character: Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
Keith Faulkner
Character: Signalman

Rhett Ward
Character: Lieutenant Mirehouse
Philip Vickers
Character: Surgeon Lieutenant Packard
Tsai Chin
Character: Sampan Woman


Production and Crew

Eric Ambler
Screenplay

Franklin Gollings
Associate Producer

Gordon Dines
Cinematography
Ralph W. Brinton
Art Direction