Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst is a 1957 war movie directed by Michael Anderson, with a running time of 1h 53m. It stars Richard Todd, William Hartnell and Akim Tamiroff.
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.
Cast
- Richard Todd as Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
- William Hartnell as Leading Seaman Leslie Frank
- Akim Tamiroff as Colonel Peng
- Donald Houston as Lieutenant Weston
- Keye Luke as Captain Kuo Tai
- Sophie Stewart as Miss Charlotte Dunlap
- Robert Urquhart as Flight Lieutenant Fearnley
- Richard Leech as Lieutenant Strain
- Barry Foster as Petty Officer McCarthy
- Thomas Heathcote as Mr. Monaghan
- Sam Kydd as Able Seaman Walker
- Ewen Solon as ERA Williams