The Battle of the River Plate HD Remastered Edition

[Machine Translation] The definitive naval battle movie that thrillingly depicts the battle between the Royal Navy and the German battleships! The German Navy built armored ships, known as "pocket battleships," to counter the overwhelming superiority of the British Navy. The film is an adaptation of "The Battle of the Plate" that took place in December 1939. The Royal Navy's Southampton-class light cruiser Sheffield and other ships were mobilized for the filming, which shows a powerful firefight, and the Kent-class heavy cruiser Cumberland, which participated in the actual naval battle, also makes an appearance. The role of Spee is played by Salem, a De Moyne-class heavy cruiser of the U.S. Navy, and the heroic figure of a triple turret can be seen. --The German pocket battleship Graf Spee, which was hunting merchant ships in the South Atlantic, was discovered by the three British cruisers "G Squadron" led by Commander Harwood (A. Quayle). Despite being outnumbered, G Squadron boldly took up the challenge, but the Spee was hit and fled to the neutral country of Uruguay. The British side also suffered losses, and the battle was 50-50. Then, in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, the game of nations begins...

Special Feature / Bonus Track: making-of footage, and more

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英海軍VS独戦艦の攻防をスリリングに描く海戦映画の決定版!! 圧倒的に優勢なイギリス海軍に対抗してドイツ海軍が造り出した装甲艦、通称"ポケット戦艦"。巡洋艦より強力、戦艦より高速、そして長大な航続力で通商破壊戦を行う。1939年12月におきた「プレート河海戦」の映画化! イギリス海軍のサウザンプトン級軽巡シェフィールド等が撮影のために動員され、迫力ある砲撃戦を見せているが、中には実際の海戦にも参加したケント級の重巡カンバーランドも登場。シュぺー役にはアメリカ海軍のデ・モイン級重巡のセイレムが扮して、三連装砲塔の勇姿が見られる。――南大西洋で商船狩りをしていたドイツのポケット戦艦グラーフ・シュぺー号を、ハーウッド司令官(A・クエイル)率いる3隻のイギリス巡洋艦「G戦隊」が発見した。劣勢ながらも果敢に挑むG戦隊にシュぺー号は被弾し、中立国ウルグアイに逃げ込む。追いつめたイギリス側も損害を被り、勝負は五分五分だった。そして、ウルグアイの首都モンテビデオを舞台にした、各国の駆け引きが始まるのだが・・・。

メイキング、リマスター処理前後の比較映像