Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst ( Battle Hell ) ( Escape of the Amethyst )

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Battle Hell
Alternate Title: Escape of the Amethyst
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
108 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1957 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Michael Anderson

Written By:
Eric Ambler
Lawrence Earl

Actors:
Richard Todd ..... Lt. Cmdr. Kerans, RN
William Hartnell ..... Leading Seaman Frank
Akim Tamiroff ..... Col. Peng
Donald Houston ..... Lt Weston RN
Keye Luke ..... Capt. Kuo Tai
Sophie Stewart ..... Miss Charlotte Dunlap
Robert Urquhart ..... Flt Lt Fearnley RAF
James Kenney ..... Lt Hett RN
Richard Leech ..... Lt Strain RN
Michael Brill ..... Lt Berger RN
Barry Foster ..... PO McCarthy RN
Ray Jackson ..... Telegraphist French, RN
Thomas Heathcote ..... Mr. Monaghan RN
Sam Kydd ..... AB Walker RN
Ewen Solon ..... ERA Williams RN

Synopsis:

On April 19th, 1949, HMS Amethyst, a frigate of the Royal Navy, left Shanghai for Woosung, and passage up the great Yangtse river to the Chinese capital. On a peaceful mission, the Amethyst was unexpectedly attacked by the Chinese People's Liberation Army on the north bank of the river. Taken by surprise, the amethyst ran aground. Many of the crew were killed. With rescue attempts blocked by the Chinese communist army, a skeleton crew refloat the ship, but, closely watched and covered by shore batteries, they are prisoners. For a long time the situation remains in deadlock, until finally, lieutenant-commander John S. Kerans [Richard Todd] realizes he must make a dangerous decision - trust their captors to agree a deal, or run the gauntlet of communist batteries, down 140 miles of hostile territory.

The story of H.M.S. Amethyst, the frigate which became famous for its exploits on the Yangtse in 1949.

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