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Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)

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.

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

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as Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans

William Hartnell

William Hartnell

as Leading Seaman Leslie Frank

as Colonel Peng

as Lieutenant Weston

as Captain Kuo Tai

as Miss Charlotte Dunlap

Robert Urquhart

Robert Urquhart

as Flight Lieutenant Fearnley

as Lieutenant Strain

as Petty Officer McCarthy

Thomas Heathcote

Thomas Heathcote

as Mr. Monaghan

as Able Seaman Walker

as ERA Williams

as Mr. McNamara

as Petty Officer

Richard Coleman

Richard Coleman

as Lieutenant Commander Skinner

as Able Seaman Bannister

Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Cribbins

as Able Seaman James Bryson

as Telegraphist Jack Leonard French

Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

as Captain Donaldson

as Sir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador to China

as Staff Officer Operations

as Vice Admiral

as Flag Lieutenant

as Commander in Chief

as Lieutenant Peter Egerton

Ballard Berkeley

Ballard Berkeley

as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie

as Lieutenant Mirehouse

as Surgeon Lieutenant Packard

as Sampan Woman

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Michael Anderson

Michael Anderson

Franklin Gollings

Franklin Gollings

Franklin Gollings

Franklin Gollings

Associate Producer

Ralph W. Brinton

Ralph W. Brinton

Assistant Director

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