United Kingdom / May 04, 1940 / U
For Freedom (1940)
Directed by Castleton Knight, Maurice Elvey
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1h 27min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Made in 1940, this stirringly patriotic film cleverly combined new scenes with genuine newsreel footage. A newsreel journalist is on hand when the Giant German battleship Graf Spee flees into Montevideo Harbour after a punishing encounter with the British warships Exeter and Ajax. As events unfold in a very unexpected way, he is there with his camera to capture the dramatic end to the encounter.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bill Russell | Adolf Hitler |
| J.E.T. Harper | Narrator (voice) |
| Patrick Dove | Self - Captain Patrick G.G. Dove, S.S. Africa Shell |
| Charles Pottinger | Self - Captain Charles Pottinger, S.S. Ashlea |
| F.M. Murphy | Self - First Officer F.M. Murphy, S.S. Tairoa |
| Aubrey Jenkins | Self - Enginer-Officer Aubrey Jenkins, S.S. Doric Star |
| Engineer Angel | Self - Engineer Angel, S.S. Tairoa |
| Engineer Walker | Self - Engineer Walker, S.S. Tairoa |
| Arthur Denton | |
| Terry-Thomas | News Reader |
| Millicent Wolf | Secretary |
| Jack Raine | Cutter |
| Pat Williams | Cutter |
| Miles Malleson | Minor Role |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | For Freedom |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Gainsborough Pictures |
| Release date | 4 maggio 1940 |
| Production | Edward Black |
| Editing | R. E. Dearing |
| Cinematography | Arthur Crabtree |
| Assistant directors | Castleton Knight, Maurice Elvey |
| Camera operators | Arthur Crabtree |
| Additional photography | Arthur Crabtree |
| Music | Louis Levy |
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| Sound | Louis Levy |
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