San Demetrio London
Overview
Cast & Crew
Walter Fitzgerald
as Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
Ralph Michael
as 2nd. Officer Hawkins - M.V. San Demetrio
Neville Mapp
as 3rd. Engineer Willey - M.V. San Demetrio
Barry Letts
as Apprentice John Jones - M.V. San Demetrio
Frederick Piper
as Boatswain W.E. Fletcher - M.V. San Demetrio
Gordon Jackson
as Messboy John Jamieson - M.V. San Demetrio
Robert Beatty
as 'Yank' Preston - M.V. San Demetrio
Mervyn Johns
as Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
James Donald
as Gunnery Officer - H.M.S. Jervis Bay
Nigel Clarke
as R.J.E Dodds - Shipping Manager
Reviews
CinemaSerf
May 10, 2025
Ok, so much of this is clearly filmed in a great big water tank at Ealing studios against a filmed backdrop that all too often gives that game away, but there’s still the essence of a story of tenacity and courage that is well portrayed here as the oil tanker “San Demetrio” finds itself looking the wrong way down the barrel of the 11-inch guns of t…
