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Under Ten Flags (1960)

Under Ten Flags (1960)

History War

The killer-ship of a thousand disguises!

Release Date: 1960, September 15
Directors: Duilio Coletti
Countries: Italy, United States of America
Production: DDL Cinematografica, Paramount Pictures, DDL Cinematografica, Paramount Pictures
Cast: Ralph Truman, Charles Laughton, Grégoire Aslan, Gian Maria Volonté, Umberto Spadaro, Liam Redmond, Van Heflin, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Philo Hauser, Mylène Demongeot, Folco Lulli, Moira Orfei

Overview:

"Under Ten Flags" is a WWII movie loosely based on the true story of the German navy commerce raider Atlantis, a converted Auxilliary Cruiser, and her Captain Bernhard Rogge. Atlantis, camouflaged as a merchant ship, cruised the South Seas ( Atlantic, Indian & Pacific) and sank or captured 22 merchant ships from May 1940 through November 22, 1941 when she was sunk by the British Cruiser HMS Devonshire. Rogge was one of the few German officers of flag rank who were not arrested by the Allies after the war ended. This was due to the very proper and ethical way he exercised his command of Atlantis. After the war he advanced to Rear Admiral in the West German Navy and became a high-ranking NATO commander.

Keywords:

curious world war ii naval warfare british intelligence german navy english navy q-ship merchant raider commerce raider