while this film be well act and historically fairly accurate and it contain one glaring oversight . while introduce capt . langsdorf a an efficient and likable officer and we know nothing of his action during the battle . the film portray all the action aboard the three british cruiser but never show what be occur on the bridge of the graf spee . we know langsdorf be under order to avoid engage enemy warship . what be his reaction when he sight the three british cruiser . what cause his decision to engage them . what order do he give during the battle . we know what the british captain do but nothing about what langsdorf do . we know the extent of the british damage but nothing of the extent of the graf spee damage . from the time the british cruiser sight the graf spee and we follow the action on the bridge of ajax and achilles and exeter but nothing of what be go on aboard the graf spee other than the reaction of the british prisoner aboard . how effective would a film of the battle of waterloo have be if it only show wellington action and ignored napoleon . a film that far good address this problem be the enemy below star robert mitchum a the american destroyer captain and curt jurgens a the german u boat commander . throughout the engagement and we know what each be do and both adversary be present in a positive light . it should be add that the heavily damage exeter be a star cross ship and later sink by the japanese in the java sea .