The Battle of The River Plate [HD Remastered Edition]

[Machine Translation] In the early stages of World War II, the German Navy was sinking British merchant ships one after another with the small battleship Graf Spee, which was more powerful than a cruiser, faster than a battleship, and had a longer cruising range. The ship was hit and fled to the port of Montevideo in neutral Uruguay. This is the definitive naval battle film directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, a duo that many filmmakers admire for their masterpieces such as "The Black Narcissus" and "The Red Shoes". The film depicts the famous "Spee" suicide bombing on a grand scale and with a rich sense of color, and was also highly acclaimed for its portrayal of the enemy German soldiers as dignified human beings. Many real warships were mobilized for the filming, under the command of the navies of various countries, resulting in a realistic and powerful image. ( Premiered in Japan in 1957 )

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第二次大戦初期、ドイツ海軍は巡洋艦より強力、戦艦より高速、そして長大な航続力を持つ小型戦艦グラフ・シュペー号を操り、イギリスの商船を次々と撃沈していた。1939年12月、南大西洋上でシュペー号を発見した3隻のイギリス巡洋艦は劣勢ながらも果敢に戦闘を挑み、被弾したシュペー号は中立国ウルグアイのモンテビデオ港に逃げ込む。「黒水仙」「赤い靴」などの名作群を世に送り出し、多くの映画人たちが敬意を払う名コンビ、マイケル・パウエルとエメリック・プレスバーガーの共同監督による海戦映画の決定版。史上有名な"シュペー号自爆事件"を壮大なスケールと豊かな色彩感覚で描き、敵方であるドイツ軍人を尊厳ある人間として描いた点も高く評価された。撮影には各国海軍強力もと本物の軍艦が多数動員され、リアルで迫力ある映像に仕上がっている。(1957年日本初公開)