The Silver Fleet
1943, English. Directed by Vernon Sewell & Gordon Wellesley.
The truth is that a Nation will only live as long as it has people ready to die
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Vernon SewellDirector
- Gordon WellesleyDirector
- 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
- Joss AmblerCornelis Smit
- Margaret EmdenBertha
Details
- Released
- 16 June 1943
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Gordon Wellesley, Emeric Pressburger, Vernon Sewell
- Box office
- $5.8M
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The Silver Fleet runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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The Silver Fleet isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Silver Fleet, try Greyhound, The Cruel Sea, A Bridge Too Far.
Who directed The Silver Fleet?
The Silver Fleet (1943) was directed by Vernon Sewell and Gordon Wellesley and stars Ralph Richardson, Googie Withers, Esmond Knight.