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 Battle Hell (1957) More at IMDbPro »Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (original title)

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Directed by
Michael Anderson 
 
Writing credits
Lawrence Earl (book)

Franklin Gollings (idea)

Eric Ambler (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order)

Richard Todd ... Lt. Cmdr. Kerans, RN
William Hartnell ... Leading Seaman Frank
Akim Tamiroff ... Col. Peng
Donald Houston ... Lt Weston RN
Keye Luke ... Capt. Kuo Tai
Sophie Stewart ... Miss Charlotte Dunlap
Robert Urquhart ... Flt Lt Fearnley RAF
James Kenney ... Lt Hett RN
Richard Leech ... Lt Strain RN
Michael Brill ... Lt Berger RN
Barry Foster ... PO McCarthy RN
Thomas Heathcote ... Mr. Monaghan RN
Sam Kydd ... AB Walker RN
Ewen Solon ... ERA Williams RN
Brian Smith ... Boy Martin
John Charlesworth ... Roberts
Kenneth Cope ... Mr. McNamara
Alfred Burke ... Petty Officer
John A. Tinn ... Chinese pilot
Keith Rawlings ... Crocker
Andy Ho ... Chinese Nationalist Medical Officer
Cesar Da'Rocha ... 1st Chinese Trader
Dennis Clinton ... Sick Bay Attendant
Richard Coleman ... Lt. Cmdr. Skinner
Murray Leask ... Petty Officer
Yah Ming ... Chinese Steward

Ian Bannen ... AB Bannister RN
Ray Jackson ... Telegraphist French, RN
Ah Chong Choy ... 2nd Chinese Trader
Gordon Whiting ... Surgeon Lt. Alderton
Bernard Cribbins ... Sonar Operator / 1st Cribbage Player
Donald Bradley ... 2nd Cribbage Player
Anthony Chinn ... Chinese People's Liberation Army Officer
Grace Tay ... Chinese Nurse
John Paul ... Staff Officer Operations
Basil Dignam ... British Ambassador at Nanking
Peter Hutton ... Consort Lt. No. 1
Edward Dentith ... Consort Engineer Officer
Ralph Truman ... Vice-Admiral
Gene Anderson ... Ruth Worth
N.C. Doo ... Chinese Surgeon
Tom Tann ... 1st Chinese Male Nurse
John Horsley ... Chief Staff Officer
Tom Bowman ... Consort Commander
David Aylmer ... Flag Lieutenant to Commander-in-Chief
Jeremy Burnham ... Flag Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral
Cyril Luckham ... Commander-in-Chief Far Eastern Station
Allan Cuthbertson ... Captain Donaldson RN
Ballard Berkeley ... Lt. Col. Dewar-Curie
Wong Luk ... Capt. Meh
Anne Ridler ... Embassy Minister's Secretary
Lian-Shin Yang ... Chinese Photographer
Keith Faulkner ... Ordinary Signalman
Rhett Ward ... Lt. Mirehouse
Philip Vickers ... Surgeon Lt. Packard
Tsai Chin ... Midnight - 1st Sampan Woman
Barbara Lee ... 2nd Sampan Woman
Linda Aung ... Chinese Baby
Soo Ah Wong ... Gran
Robert Dom ... Chinese Naval Lieutenant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Murray Kash ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Phillips ... Narrator (uncredited)
Lawrence Ward ... Seaman on the Bridge (uncredited)
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Produced by
Franklin Gollings .... associate producer
Herbert Wilcox .... producer
 
Original Music by
Leighton Lucas 
 
Cinematography by
Gordon Dines (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Basil Warren 
 
Casting by
Robert Lennard 
 
Art Direction by
Ralph W. Brinton  (as Ralph Brinton)
 
Makeup Department
Stuart Freeborn .... makeup artist
Pearl Tipaldi .... hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
John Wilcox .... production manager (as J. D. Wilcox)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Denis Johnson .... assistant
 
Art Department
Ronald Benton .... assistant art director
A.J. Van Montagu .... scenic artist (as A Van Montagu)
 
Sound Department
Jim Groom .... sound editor
Norman King .... sound recordist
Len Shilton .... sound recordist
 
Special Effects by
George Blackwell .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Gerry Turpin .... camera operator
Norman Warwick .... second unit camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fred Birch .... wardrobe master (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Leighton Lucas .... music director
 
Other crew
J.S. Kerans .... technical adviser (as Commander J. S. Kerans D.S.O. R.N.)
Hazel Swift .... continuity
Herbert Wilcox .... presenter
William R. Anderson .... dialogue director (uncredited)
 
Thanks
J.S. Kerans .... technical adviser who commanded H.M.S. Amethyst during much of the period of the story, and whose exceptional help is gratefully acknowledged (as Commander J.S. Kerans D.S.O. R.N.)
 
Crew believed to be complete

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