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.
Michael Anderson
Director
Richard Todd
Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
William Hartnell
Leading Seaman Leslie Frank
Akim Tamiroff
Colonel Peng
Donald Houston
Lieutenant Weston
Keye Luke
Captain Kuo Tai
Sophie Stewart
Miss Charlotte Dunlap
Robert Urquhart
Flight Lieutenant Fearnley
Richard Leech
Lieutenant Strain
Barry Foster
Petty Officer McCarthy
Waiting for Anya62%
The One That Got Away68%
The Young Lions68%
The Last Rifleman66%
The Long Voyage Home66%
Mister Roberts71%
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?59%
Cast a Giant Shadow63%
Buck Privates68%
55 Days at Peking69%
The Red Badge of Courage65%
The Bridge at Remagen67%
The Sea Wolves59%
Lifeboat74%
The Enemy Below71%
Why We Fight: Prelude to War65%
Escape to Victory68%
They Were Expendable65%
The Cruel Sea70%
Operation Pacific61%
