The Silver Fleet

IMDb 6.0 1943 • 84 min • DramaWar

Director

Vernon Sewell

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson Jaap van Leyden
Googie Withers
Googie Withers Helène van Leyden
Esmond Knight
Esmond Knight Von Schiffer
Beresford Egan
Beresford Egan Krampf
Frederick Burtwell
Frederick Burtwell Captain Müller