Morituri

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Morituri (1965)

12 08/24/1965 (US) Action, Drama, Thriller, War 2h 3m

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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.

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Marlon Brando

Robert Crain
Yul Brynner

Captain Müller
Janet Margolin

Esther
Trevor Howard

Colonel Statter
Martin Benrath

Kruse
Hans Christian Blech

Donkeyman
Wally Cox

Dr. Ambach
Max Haufler

Branner
Rainer Penkert

Milkereit
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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on January 1, 2019

WWII suspense/drama about a freighter in the Pacific with Brando and Brynner

A German expatriate pacifist (Marlon Brando) is forced to pose as an SS Standard Leader for the purpose of disabling the scuttling charges on a merchant ship carrying rubber vital to the German war effort. Yul Brynner plays the disillusioned captain (Mueller), Martin Benrath the gun-ho first officer (Kruse), Janet Margolin an abused Jewess captive (Esther) and Hans Christian Blech a notable crewman (Donkeyman).

Released in 1965 and unfortunately shot in B&W, “Morituri” is a suspense/drama taking place almos... read the rest.

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