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6.8A German living in India during World War II is blackmailed by the English to impersonate an SS officer on board a cargo ship leaving Japan for Germany carrying a large supply of rubber for tyres. His mission is to disable the scuttling charges so the captain cannot sink the ship if they are stopped by English warships.
Released: 1965-08-24123 minDir: Bernhard WickiAction, Drama, Thriller, War
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Cast
- Marlon Brando as Robert Crain
- Yul Brynner as Captain Müller
- Janet Margolin as Esther
- Trevor Howard as Colonel Statter
- Martin Benrath as Kruse
- Hans Christian Blech as Donkeyman
Themes
- mutiny
- drowning
- submarine
- secret mission
- world war ii
- fog
- convoy
- cargo ship
- anti war
- jewish girl
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 118
- FilmAffinity ID
- 593517
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- publication date
- 1965-08-25
- title
- Morituri
- review score
- 75%
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1965 American films1965 drama films1965 English-language films1965 films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican seafaring filmsAmerican war drama filmsAmerican World War II filmsFilms based on German novelsFilms directed by Bernhard WickiFilms scored by Jerry GoldsmithRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release dateWorld War II films based on actual eventsWorld War II spy films