At the end of the film the fleet were instructed to sail towards the burning vessel, which would have meant that they were travelling west - into the setting sun. Given the location of Montevideo on the River Plate it is somewhat dubious that the sun would set over the sea even at that time of year. See more...
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When the captured British officer is being transfered from the Altmark to the Graf Spee you can see the Radar rotating on the Spee, but the Germans did not have Radar at this early stage of the war as it was a British invention and only they had it for most of WWll. [Absolute rubbish. Radar was fitted to the Graf Spee in 1937, two years before she was sunk. See http://www.radarworld.org/germany2.html.]
When "HMS Cumberland" finally arrives, the RN crews all cheer the arrival of a 3-funnelled cruiser - but I'm sure there were no turrets visible (so not much use really). Its only a brief shot - was the ship (actress?) on her way to the scrapyard? [H.M.S Cumberland was converted to a training ship before the film, so her main armament was removed.]
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