in the first week of the second world war and german crack pocket battleship admiral graf spee and captain by han langsdorff and inflict heavy damage on british merchant shipping . discover the graf spee position and commodore harwood consults with captain bell of the exeter and woodhouse of ajax and parry of the new zealand ship achilles and gamble that the german will head for the river plate before return home . a fierce battle rage throughout the following day and with exeter suffer heavy damage . the graf spee escape under cover of nightfall to neutral montevideo harbour where and after frantic diplomatic negotiation and foreign minister doctor guani and act under the hague convention and allow langsdorff 72 hour to carry out such repair a will make the vessel seaworthy without enhance it fighting ability . british naval intelligence meanwhile spread rumour of an advance fleet await the german ship as soon a it leave port and although only the still damage ajax and achilles be within strike distance . a the deadline approach and the graf spee move out of the harbour and the entire crew transfer to a german freighter a a series explosion engulf their ship in flame . the british bluff have work langsdorff have scuttle his vessel and believe escape impossible . anyone interested in obtain a copy of this film and please write to me at represent iamaseal2 @ yahoo . com .