Overview - The Silver Fleet
Date of release
Budget
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Revenue
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Spoken Languages
- English
Production companies
Name: The Archers
Production country
Name: General Film Distributors
Production country
Name: Royal Navy
Production country
Name: Royal Netherland Government
Production country
Overview
The Silver Fleet was inspired by a true story from World War II. Holland now under German occupation, a Shipyard owner and Chief engineer Jaap van Leyden is summoned to build ships for the German war effort. The commission would allow Leyden to build sophisticated submarines whilst safeguarding jobs for the local Dutch workforce. A newly built U-boat, named U107 goes out on her first sea trial and is hijacked by a Dutch crew and they re-route the vessel to England. As such it provided an opportunity to refuel patriotism in the face of a seemingly interminable war and almost unbearable civilian hardship.
Cast
Name: Ralph Richardson
Character: Jaap van Leyden
Popularity: 0.4675
Name: Googie Withers
Character: Helène van Leyden
Popularity: 0.2409
Name: Esmond Knight
Character: Von Schiffer
Popularity: 0.7096
Name: Beresford Egan
Character: Krampf
Popularity: 0.0214
Name: Frederick Burtwell
Character: Captain Müller
Popularity: 0.4284
Name: Kathleen Byron
Character: Schoolmistress
Popularity: 0.5687
Name: Willem Akkerman
Character: Willem van Leyden
Popularity: 0.0286
Name: Dorothy Gordon
Character: Janni Peters
Popularity: 0.1325
