The Silver fleet

United Kingdom, 1943

Film
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The Silver fleet is a story about occupied Holland, the Dutch resistance movement and a shipping magnate who destroys his U-boat taking himself and his Nazi mentors with it. Stars Ralph Richardson, Googie Withers and Esmond Knight.

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Credits

co-director

Gordon Wellesley

Vernon Sewell

co-producer

Emeric Pressburger

Michael Powell

production company

Archers Film Productions

Duration

01:24:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1943

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303602

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Resistance movements, War

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Europe

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - History

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Underground movements

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Underground movements - France

Drama

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

History → Netherlands - History

History → World War, 1939-1945 - History

War films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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