The Battle Of The River Plate (1956) Friday, 11 November 2022 Goverment, News, People, Politics, USA, War, World WNU Editor: From Wikipedia .... The film's storyline concerns the Battle of the River Plate,[2] an early World War II naval engagement in 1939 between a Royal Navy force of three cruisers and the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee. Tweet Subscribe to receive free email updates: