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Morituri (1965)

Morituri (1965)

Action Drama Thriller War

Must mean something unusual

Release Date: 1965, August 24
Directors: Bernhard Wicki
Countries: United States of America
Production: 20th Century Fox, Arcola Pictures, Colony Productions
Cast: Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, William Redfield, Trevor Howard, Buck Kartalian, Eric Braeden, Janet Margolin, Harold Goodwin, Norbert Schiller, Gene Dynarski, Roy Jenson, Fritz Ford

Overview:

A 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.

Keywords:

world war ii submarine fog secret mission convoy anti war mutiny cargo ship drowning jewish girl merchant marine demolition expert abandon ship disarm nazi saboteurs india rubber ship horn stop engines starfish island lard