The Battle of the River Plate 1956

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: Give the British filmmakers a good, rousing subject from their own naval history and they're almost certain to come up with a picture that proudly bespeaks the courage and audacity of a hero breed. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Though it's mostly a waiting game, the film is tense and involving, thanks to Powell's fluid shifting of the point of view. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Powell and Pressburger's final collaboration as The Archers was also, perhaps, their dullest. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: The battle sequences, in which the lightweight British cruisers close in on the Graf Spee and force the enemy to take shelter in Montevideo harbor, are powerful, exciting and technically impressive. Read more