Morituri
1965
A British secret agent is sent to sabotage a German freight ship and deliver the cargo of rubber into Allied hands. The German captain in charge of the ship has been ordered to ensure that it reaches it's destination safely... Read more
| Starring | Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard |
|---|---|
| Director | Bernhard Wicki |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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Morituri
A British secret agent is sent to sabotage a German freight ship and deliver the cargo of rubber into Allied hands. The German captain in charge of the ship has been ordered to ensure that it reaches it's destination safely...
| Starring | Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard |
|---|---|
| Director | Bernhard Wicki |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 3 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 20 Feb 2006 Production year: 1965 |
| Format | DVD |
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Despite the clashing egos on the set of Mutiny on the Bounty, Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard signed on for another shipboard drama. For Brando it was a legal obligation to 20th Century-Fox: he had walked off The Egyptian in 1954 and still owed the studio a movie. It's a Second World War spy drama with Brando playing a German pacifist recruited by British agent Howard to destroy a German supply vessel, skippered by Yul Brynner. While Brynner is far from being a card-carrying Nazi, Brando impersonates an SS officer, setting up a complex relationship based on moral deception. Taking place almost entirely aboard the ship, this is a claustrophobic and often very tense movie that deserves to be better known.
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Brando is always worth watching
Even in a fairly conventional Spy/War movie Marlon Brando is worth a look. The story here isn't very compelling (Can Brando save a ship-load of rubber!)but with Brando and Yul Brynner you get 2 heavyweight talents. Most of the film is set aboard the ship where alliances are formed and broken,and subterfuge and sabotage a constant threat. Its all quite enjoyable, though I suspect the makers thought it more 'meaningful' than it turned out.
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Brando is always worth watching
Even in a fairly conventional Spy/War movie Marlon Brando is worth a look. The story here isn't very compelling (Can Brando save a ship-load of rubber!)but with Brando and Yul Brynner you get 2 heavyweight talents. Most of the film is set aboard the ship where alliances are formed and broken,and subterfuge and sabotage a constant threat. Its all quite enjoyable, though I suspect the makers thought it more 'meaningful' than it turned out.
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