River Plate Battle (1951)

The battle of River Plate is reenacted on Pleasholm Lake, Scarborough in North Yorkshire. C, U of mini Battleship passing camera. M, S Man getting into battleship, men put lid on top (in shape of deck). M, S Man putting flare into funnel, another man lighting them. Smoke starts to come out of funnel. Ship pulls away from camera, pan along deck. M, S Ship steaming away from side. Pan, to men about to push off another battleship. M, S Pushing battleship off. M, S Another battleship passing camera. M, S Another battleship. M, S One battleship firing. M, S Shell exploding at side of another ship. M, S Another ship firing. L, S Shells landing near Graf Spee. M, S Mast collapsing on one ship. C, U Guns firing on another ship. M, S Shells exploding near another battleship. L, S Shells landing near battleship. M, S Graf Spee smoking from back of deck. M, S battleship. M, S Graf Spee smoking. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FA