Dispute: :"Unlike most British war movies of the time, The Battle of the River Plate is notable in treating the German sailors as honourable opponents rather than as cardboard cut-out "Huns"." This is incorrect, the Gerrmans are portrayed as being somewhat slack! :Well, they're not Herr Flick style Nazis anyway! -- Arwel 14:44, 1 Apr 2004 (UTC) :Should be left in. Its an important theme in Powell and Pressburger films. They may be portrayed as flawed characters, but (as Arwel pointed out) they're not the stereotypical bad guys. Jihg 09:52, Jan 7, 2005 (UTC)