Based on the true story of the 1940 rescue of the tanker MV San Demetrio by parts of her own crew after she had been set afire in the middle of the Atlantic by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer and then had been abandoned. When one of the lifeboats drifted back to the burning tanker the day after, and found that she still hadn't exploded, they decided to board her and put out the fires. Eventually, they managed to start the engine again and decided to try to reach Britain against all odds.
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San Demetrio London was released in 1943 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 4 reviews, giving San Demetrio London (1943) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 65%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed San Demetrio London a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 65%, San Demetrio London is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1943, which stands at 60%.
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