Revealing mistake: When the German cruiser Graf Spee is seen leaving Montevideo harbour for the last time it is flying the American Stars and Stripes flag from the aft observation platform tower.
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
1 revealing mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Starring: Anthony Quayle, Peter Finch, John Gregson, Ian Hunter, Jack Gwillim
Continuity mistake: 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.
Captain Bell - H.M.S. Exeter: Can reach Plymouth if ordered.
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