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Murphy's War (1971)

U 07/01/1971 (US) Drama, War 1h 47m

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World War Two was just ending. World War Murphy is about to begin.

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Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He is rescued, and ends up at a forgotten mission station near the mouth of the Orinoco, and begins to plot his vengeance. He wishes to sink the U-Boat by means of any method imaginable to him, and sets about to make the courageous attempt, assisted by Louis, the administrator of the local oil company.

Peter Yates

Director
Max Catto

Novel
Stirling Silliphant

Screenplay

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Peter O'Toole

Murphy
Siân Phillips

Hayden
Philippe Noiret

Brezan
Horst Janson

Lauchs
John Hallam

Ellis
Ingo Mogendorf

Voght
John Clifford

German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
Harry Fielder

German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
George Roubicek

German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
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A review by Wuchak

6.0

Written by Wuchak on September 14, 2020

WW2 tale of revenge in… Venezuela?

Near the end of WW2, a U-boat attack on the Orinoco River, Venezuela, leaves only one survivor, an Irish seaman (Peter O'Toole). After recovering at a Quaker mission, he intends on finding the Germans responsible and wiping them off the face of the Earth. Sian Phillips plays the Quaker doctor, Philippe Noiret a helpful local and Horst Janson the German captain.

Directed by Peter Yates, “Murphy’s War” (1971) is a gritty realistic WW2 flick in the tradition of “The African Queen” (1951) with the German U-boat crew similar to those in “The Land that... read the rest.

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