On Fri, 18 Mar 2016 15:11:16 +0000, FerL wrote:
> Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
> 1h 53min | Drama, History, War | 14 June 1957 (Denmark)
>
> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051209/
>
> Director: Michael Anderson Writers: Lawrence Earl (book), Franklin
> Gollings (idea: and Official Admiralty Records)
> Stars: Richard Todd, William Hartnell, Akim Tamiroff
>
> In 1949, during the Chinese Civil War, British warship H.M.S. Amethyst
> sails up the Yangtse river but on the return trip finds its way blocked
> by a barrage fire from the Communist Chinese shore batteries.
>
Another great movie, seen this when I was a kid (many years ago).
Thanks for the fast posting. Two thumbs up.
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