San Demetrio London Cast and Crew

San Demetrio London

Plot: Based on the true story of the 1940 rescue of the tanker MV San Demetrio by parts of her own crew after she had been set afire in the middle of the Atlantic by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer and then had been abandoned. When one of the lifeboats drifted back to the burning tanker the day after, and found that she still hadn't exploded, they decided to board her and put out the fires

Release Date: Tuesday, December 7 1943
81 years ago

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Cast

Walter Fitzgerald. Walter Fitzgerald was 47 in San Demetrio London as 'Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio'.

Birthday: Mon, May 18 1896 –
Died: Mon, Dec 20 1976

Ralph Michael. Ralph Michael was 36 in San Demetrio London as '2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 27 1907 –
Died: Wed, Nov 09 1994

Neville Mapp. Neville Mapp was >> in San Demetrio London as '3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Barry Letts. Barry Letts was 18 in San Demetrio London as 'Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio'.

Birthday: Thu, Mar 26 1925 –
Died: Fri, Oct 09 2009

Frederick Piper. Frederick Piper was 41 in San Demetrio London as 'Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio'.

Birthday: Tue, Sep 23 1902 –
Died: Sat, Sep 22 1979

Gordon Jackson. Gordon Jackson was 19 in San Demetrio London as 'Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio'.

Birthday: Wed, Dec 19 1923 –
Died: Mon, Jan 15 1990

Robert Beatty. Robert Beatty was 34 in San Demetrio London as ''Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio'.

Birthday: Tue, Oct 19 1909 –
Died: Tue, Mar 03 1992

Mervyn Johns. Mervyn Johns was 44 in San Demetrio London as 'Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio'.

Birthday: Fri, Feb 17 1899 –
Died: Sun, Sep 06 1992

James Donald. James Donald was 26 in San Demetrio London as 'Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay'.

Birthday: Fri, May 18 1917 –
Died: Tue, Aug 03 1993

Nigel Clarke. Nigel Clarke was >> in San Demetrio London as 'R.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Arthur Young. Arthur Young was 45 in San Demetrio London as 'Captain George Waite - M.V. San Demetrio'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 02 1898 –
Died: Tue, Feb 24 1959

Michael Allen. Michael Allen was >> in San Demetrio London as 'Cadet Roy Housden - M.V. San Demetrio'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Herbert Cameron. Herbert Cameron was 63 in San Demetrio London as 'Pumpman Davies'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 16 1880 –
Died: Mon, Mar 13 1967

Charles Victor. Charles Victor was 47 in San Demetrio London as 'Deckhand'.

Birthday: Sun, Feb 09 1896 –
Died: Thu, Dec 23 1965

James McKechnie. James McKechnie was 32 in San Demetrio London as 'Deckhand'.

Birthday: Sat, Apr 08 1911 –
Died: Mon, May 07 1962

David Horne. David Horne was 45 in San Demetrio London as 'Mr. Justice Langton'.

Birthday: Wed, Jul 13 1898 –
Died: Sun, Mar 15 1970

Duncan McIntyre. Duncan McIntyre was >> in San Demetrio London as 'Deckhand'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Charles Frend. Charles Frend was >> in San Demetrio London as 'Director, Writer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

F. Tennyson Jesse. F. Tennyson Jesse was >> in San Demetrio London as 'Writer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Robert Hamer. Robert Hamer was 32 in San Demetrio London as 'Producer, Writer'

Birthday: Fri, Mar 31 1911 –
Died: Wed, Dec 04 1963

Michael Balcon. Michael Balcon was 47 in San Demetrio London as 'Producer'

Birthday: Tue, May 19 1896 –
Died: Mon, Oct 17 1977

Eily Boland. Eily Boland was >> in San Demetrio London as 'Editor'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

John Greenwood. John Greenwood was 54 in San Demetrio London as 'Music'

Birthday: Wed, Jun 26 1889 –
Died: Tue, Apr 15 1975

Ernest Palmer. Ernest Palmer was 58 in San Demetrio London as 'Cinematography'

Birthday: Sun, Dec 06 1885 –
Died: Wed, Feb 22 1978