San Demetrio London
1943 British drama documentary based on the true story of the rescue in 1940 of the tanker MV San Demetrio by parts of her own crew after she had been set afire in the middle of the Atlantic by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer and then abandoned after the fire had been extinguished by other members of her own crew. The next day, one of the lifeboats drifted back to the blazing tanker, and when they arrived there, they discovered that the ship had not yet exploded. As a result, they made the decision to board the ship and put out the fires. Eventually, they were able to get the engine going again, and they made the decision to keep on despite the overwhelming odds against them.
Released: 1943-12-07