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The Silver Fleet (1943)

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.

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Top billed cast

Ralph RichardsonJaap van Leyden
Googie WithersHelène van Leyden
Esmond KnightVon Schiffer
Beresford EganKrampf
Frederick BurtwellCaptain Müller
Kathleen ByronSchoolmistress
Willem AkkermanWillem van Leyden
Dorothy GordonJanni Peters
Charles VictorBastiaan Peters
John LongdenJost Meertens

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