Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst(Movie, 1957)

Name: Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Genre: War
Released: 1957
Duration: T01:53:00
Rating: 3.6

1h 53min | Genre: War

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 5 votes)

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957) is a British war film that tells the story of the British sloop HMS Amethyst caught up in the Chinese Civil War and involved in the 1949 Yangtze Incident. Directed by Michael Anderson, it stars Richard Todd, William Hartnell, and Akim Tamiroff. It was based upon the book written by Lawrence Earl. The film was known in the US by the alternative titles Battle Hell, Escape of the Amethyst, Their Greatest Glory and Yangtze Incident. Non-English language titles include the direct German translation of Yangtse-Zwischenfall, and Commando sur le Yang-Tse in France. In Belgium it was known as Feu sur le Yangtse (French) and Vuur op de Yangtse (Flemish/Dutch), both meaning "Fire on the Yangtse". The film was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. ()

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About Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge, Lietenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared for his crew and his ship to remain as a hostage for the Chinese to use as an international pawn.

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: Jiangsu

Made by: British Lion Films, Wilcox-Neagle

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 4 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT)

Status: Released

Release date US: 04/01/1957

Cast: Richard Todd, William Hartnell, Akim Tamiroff

Director: Michael Anderson

Producer: Herbert Wilcox

Screenwriter: Eric Ambler

Director of Photography: Gordon Dines

Composer: Leighton Lucas

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Yangtse Incident"

"Battle Hell"

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