For Freedom
For Freedom
1940, English. Directed by Maurice Elvey & Castleton Knight.
Made in 1940, this stirringly patriotic film cleverly combined new scenes with genuine newsreel footage. A newsreel journalist is on hand when the Giant German battleship Graf Spee flees into Montevideo Harbour after a punishing encounter with the British warships Exeter and Ajax. As events unfold in a very unexpected way, he is there with his camera to capture the dramatic end to the encounter.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Maurice ElveyDirector
- Castleton KnightDirector
- Will FyffeChief
- Anthony HulmeSteve
- E. V. H. EmmettTed / Commentator
- Guy MiddletonPierre
- Albert LievenFritz
- Hugh McDermottSam
- Arthur GoulletIvan
- Bill RussellAdolf Hitler
- J.E.T. HarperNarrator (voice)
- Patrick DoveSelf - Captain Patrick G.G. Dove, S.S. Africa Shell
- Charles PottingerSelf - Captain Charles Pottinger, S.S. Ashlea
- F.M. MurphySelf - First Officer F.M. Murphy, S.S. Tairoa
Details
- Released
- 4 May 1940
- Country
- United Kingdom
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For Freedom runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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For Freedom isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 May 1940. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like For Freedom?
If you liked For Freedom, try The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell, The War Below, The Battle of the River Plate.
Who directed For Freedom?
For Freedom (1940) was directed by Maurice Elvey and Castleton Knight and stars Will Fyffe, Anthony Hulme, E. V. H. Emmett.