The Battle of the River Plate (Original title)Pursuit of Graf Spee (Alternative title)
Dates: 1956 (Copyright), 24 December 1956 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Synopsis: Story of the battle between the British cruiser Commodore Harwood and the German pocket battleship Graf Spee, during the early days of World War II, in the South Atlantic.
Genre: War
Subjects: World War II, Battle of the River Plate, Royal Navy
Releases
Date: 1956Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 117 mins Length: 10587 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 1956Country: United KingdomRelease type: RestorationFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Mono
Date: August 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 119 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(40)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: MOVProRes 422 - BFI identifier: N-9561663
Status: Viewing
Description: DVDBFI identifier: C-1446570
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Digital materials(3)
Description: MOVProRes 422 - BFI identifier: N-9561663
Status: Viewing
Description: WAVProRes 422 - BFI identifier: N-9561666
Status: Master
Description: WAVProRes 422 - BFI identifier: N-9561673
Status: Master
Video materials(2)
Description: DVDBFI identifier: C-1446570
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376506
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(35)
Description: Base: SafetyBFI identifier: C-13202
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 200 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-516472
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 27 FeetStock date: 1998BFI identifier: C-1033531
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 61 FeetStock date: 1998BFI identifier: C-1033532
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 96 FeetStock date: 1998BFI identifier: C-1033533
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 573 FeetStock date: 1998BFI identifier: C-1033534
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 21366 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-13196
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9955 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-13201
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10629 FeetStock date: 1955BFI identifier: C-913155
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedFeetStock date: 1982Stock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-1047156
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2022BFI identifier: N-9781492
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 1998BFI identifier: N-9417969
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 1998BFI identifier: N-9534440
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedStock date: 1998BFI identifier: N-9534442
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 21318 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-13199
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour Reversal InternegativeBase: CTASound: MuteStock date: 1982BFI identifier: N-9417943
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: AcetateSound: MuteLength: 20905 FeetBFI identifier: C-13197
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 250 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-517851
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm InternegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteStock date: 1997Stock date: 1998BFI identifier: N-9417971
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm InternegativeBase: CTASound: MuteStock date: 1984BFI identifier: N-9418108
Status: On loan
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: AcetateSound: MuteLength: 20905 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-13198
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 250 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-517854
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: AcetateSound: SoundLength: 10764 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-13195
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 200 FeetStock date: 1957BFI identifier: C-517852
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 21397 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-764388
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original BW NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 1858 FeetBFI identifier: C-713484
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 10485 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-766442
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 249 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-766443
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 20927 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-960369
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 485 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-1047157
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 1858 FeetBFI identifier: C-713485
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-9692411
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundStock date: 1982BFI identifier: N-9417964
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Yellow PromasterBase: AcetateSound: MuteLength: 20905 FeetBFI identifier: C-13200
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 250 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-517849
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1956 (Copyright), 24 December 1956 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Synopsis: Story of the battle between the British cruiser Commodore Harwood and the German pocket battleship Graf Spee, during the early days of World War II, in the South Atlantic.
Genre: War
Subjects: World War II, Battle of the River Plate, Royal Navy
Releases
Date: 1956Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 117 mins Length: 10587 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 1956Country: United KingdomRelease type: RestorationFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Mono
Date: August 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 119 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(40)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: MOVProRes 422 - BFI identifier: N-9561663
Status: Viewing
Description: DVDBFI identifier: C-1446570
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Digital materials(3)
Description: MOVProRes 422 - BFI identifier: N-9561663
Status: Viewing
Description: WAVProRes 422 - BFI identifier: N-9561666
Status: Master
Description: WAVProRes 422 - BFI identifier: N-9561673
Status: Master
Video materials(2)
Description: DVDBFI identifier: C-1446570
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376506
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(35)
Description: Base: SafetyBFI identifier: C-13202
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 200 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-516472
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 27 FeetStock date: 1998BFI identifier: C-1033531
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 61 FeetStock date: 1998BFI identifier: C-1033532
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 96 FeetStock date: 1998BFI identifier: C-1033533
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour InterpositiveBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 573 FeetStock date: 1998BFI identifier: C-1033534
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 21366 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-13196
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9955 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-13201
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 10629 FeetStock date: 1955BFI identifier: C-913155
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedFeetStock date: 1982Stock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-1047156
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2022BFI identifier: N-9781492
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 1998BFI identifier: N-9417969
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 1998BFI identifier: N-9534440
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedStock date: 1998BFI identifier: N-9534442
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 21318 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-13199
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour Reversal InternegativeBase: CTASound: MuteStock date: 1982BFI identifier: N-9417943
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: AcetateSound: MuteLength: 20905 FeetBFI identifier: C-13197
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Cyan Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 250 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-517851
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm InternegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteStock date: 1997Stock date: 1998BFI identifier: N-9417971
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm InternegativeBase: CTASound: MuteStock date: 1984BFI identifier: N-9418108
Status: On loan
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: AcetateSound: MuteLength: 20905 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-13198
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Magenta Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 250 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-517854
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: AcetateSound: SoundLength: 10764 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-13195
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 200 FeetStock date: 1957BFI identifier: C-517852
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 21397 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-764388
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original BW NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 1858 FeetBFI identifier: C-713484
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 10485 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-766442
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 249 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-766443
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 20927 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-960369
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 485 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-1047157
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 1858 FeetBFI identifier: C-713485
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: N-9692411
Status: Master
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundStock date: 1982BFI identifier: N-9417964
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Yellow PromasterBase: AcetateSound: MuteLength: 20905 FeetBFI identifier: C-13200
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Yellow Separation PromasterBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 250 FeetStock date: 1956BFI identifier: C-517849
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film