The Silver Fleet

The truth is that a Nation will only live as long as it has people ready to die

The Silver Fleet — Plot

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.

• Release date
• June 16, 1943
• Runtime
• 84 min
• Genres
• Drama, War
• Director
• Vernon Sewell

The Silver Fleet — Cast

Ralph Richardson Jaap van Leyden Googie Withers Helène van Leyden Esmond Knight Von Schiffer

B

Beresford Egan Krampf Frederick Burtwell Captain Müller Kathleen Byron Schoolmistress

W

Willem Akkerman Willem van Leyden Dorothy Gordon Janni Peters