Film · Drama, War
The Silver Fleet (1943)
The truth is that a Nation will only live as long as it has people ready to die
The Silver Fleet was inspired by a true story from World War II. Holland now under German occupation, a Shipyard owner and Chief engineer Jaap van Leyden is summoned to build ships for the German war effort. The commission would allow Leyden to build sophisticated submarines whilst safeguarding jobs for the local Dutch workforce. A newly built U-boat, named U107 goes out on her first sea trial and is hijacked by a Dutch crew and they re-route the vessel to England. As such it provided an opportunity to refuel patriotism in the face of a seemingly interminable war and almost unbearable civilian hardship.
- Director
- Vernon Sewell, Gordon Wellesley
- Writers
- Gordon Wellesley, Vernon Sewell, Emeric Pressburger
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Release date
- June 16, 1943
Cast
Ralph RichardsonJaap van Leyden
Googie WithersHelène van Leyden
Esmond KnightVon Schiffer- Beresford EganKrampf
Frederick BurtwellCaptain Müller
Kathleen ByronSchoolmistress- Willem AkkermanWillem van Leyden
Dorothy GordonJanni Peters
Charles VictorBastiaan Peters
John LongdenJost Meertens
Joss AmblerCornelis Smit- Margaret EmdenBertha
- Neville MappJoop
Ivor BarnardAdmiral- John CarolJohann
Philip LeaverChief of Police- Lawrence O'MaddenCaptain Schneider
Anthony EustrelLieutenant Wernicke
Valentine DyallMarkgraf
