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A newsreel chief and his son agree to make a film on human achievement. The chief, however, is more concerned with his original idea of Shadow Over Europe, a newsreel about Hitler’s invasion of Czechoslovakia. His son resigns and travels to South America where he encounters a story. During the battle of the River Plate, a German battleship, the Graf Spee, has been sunk by British Ships. Has he found himself an important newsreel?
Original Release
05/04/1940
US Release
09/10/1988
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Will Fyffe | Chief |
| Anthony Hulme | Steve |
| E.V.H. Emmett | Commentator / Ted |
| Guy Middleton | Pierre |
| Albert Lieven | Fritz |
| Hugh McDermott | Sam |
| Arthur Goullet | Ivan |
| Engineer Angel | Himself - Engineer Angel, S.S. Tairoa / Self - Engineer Angel, S.S. Tairoa |
| Arthur Denton | |
| Patrick Dove | Self - Captain Patrick G.G. Dove, S.S. Africa Shell / Himself - Captain Patrick G.G. Dove, S.S. Africa Shell |
Directors
Maurice Elvey, Castleton Knight
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Will Fyffe | Chief |
| Anthony Hulme | Steve |
| E.V.H. Emmett | Commentator / Ted |
| Guy Middleton | Pierre |
| Albert Lieven | Fritz |
| Hugh McDermott | Sam |
| Arthur Goullet | Ivan |
| Engineer Angel | Himself - Engineer Angel, S.S. Tairoa / Self - Engineer Angel, S.S. Tairoa |
| Arthur Denton | |
| Patrick Dove | Self - Captain Patrick G.G. Dove, S.S. Africa Shell / Himself - Captain Patrick G.G. Dove, S.S. Africa Shell |
| Anthony Eden | Self |
| J.E.T. Harper | Narrator |
| Aubrey Jenkins | Himself - Enginer-Officer Aubrey Jenkins, S.S. Doric Star / Self - Enginer-Officer Aubrey Jenkins, S.S. Doric Star |
| David Lloyd George | Self |
| Guglielmo Marconi | Self |
| First Officer Murphy | Himself - First Officer F.M. Murphy, S.S. Tairoa / Self - First Officer F.M. Murphy, S.S. Tairoa |
| Charles Pottinger | Self - Captain Charles Pottinger, S.S. Ashlea / Himself - Captain Charles Pottinger, S.S. Ashlea |
| Jack Raine | Cutter |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Self |
| Bill Russell | Adolf Hitler |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Castleton Knight | Producer |
| Edward Black | Producer |
