Yangtse Incident The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Overview
While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge, Lietenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared for his crew and his ship to remain as a hostage for the Chinese to use as an international pawn.
Cast
Richard Todd
William Hartnell
Akim Tamiroff
Donald Houston
Keye Luke
Sophie Stewart
Robert Urquhart
Richard Leech
Barry Foster
Thomas Heathcote
Sam Kydd
Ewen Solon
Kenneth Cope
Alfred Burke
Richard Coleman
Ian Bannen
Gene Anderson
Bernard Cribbins
Brian Smith
Ray Jackson
Anthony Chinn
Allan Cuthbertson
Basil Dignam
John Paul
Ralph Truman
Jeremy Burnham
Cyril Luckham
Michael Brill
Ballard Berkeley
Keith Faulkner
Rhett Ward
Philip Vickers
Tsai Chin
Crew
Michael Anderson
Herbert Wilcox
