i love this movie . peter finch star a capt . langsdorf of the german pocket battleship admiral graf spee . he be perfect while from the almost swashbuckly entrance and dialogue with capt . dove and a merchant captain whose ship they have just sink and to the trance like confusion at the end of the film . there be so many great actor in this film it almost like the long day and except these guy act . christopher lee a manolo and the jealous bar owner while anthony quayle a commodore harwood while anthony newly a a sailor with about three line that he still manage to over act while and john gregson and who play capt . bell of the british cruiser exeter . well know and and often quirky co director and writer and emeric pressburger and michael powell bring together spectacular shot of many of the actual ship involve in the battle with an almost ensemble like feel in the cast . from the british ambassador with the no nonsense and sharped tongue secretary to the goofy gaucho interpreter for the reporter and mike fowler and these powerfully present character intensify the real drama of this battle . it wasn not just a sea battle and it be political and involve sailor and spy and and bad cafe singing .