Morituri
Must mean something unusual
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.
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- 20th Century Fox, Arcola Pictures, Colony Productions
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Cast
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
William Redfield
Baldwin
Oscar Beregi Jr.
Admiral (as Oscar Beregi)
Carl Esmond
Busch
Martin Kosleck
Wilke
Norbert Schiller
Steward
Ivan Triesault
Lt. Brandt
Eric Braeden
Radio Officer (uncredited)
Jim Goodwin
Merchant Marine (uncredited)
Gregg Barton
Merchant Marine (uncredited)
Paul Baxley
Crew Member (uncredited)
Gene Dynarski
Merchant Marine (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Bernhard Wicki
- Writers
- Daniel Taradash
- Producers
- Aaron Rosenberg
- Cinematography
- Conrad Hall
- Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
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Wuchak
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).…
CinemaSerf
November 10, 2022
"Crain" (Marlon Brando) is quietly sitting out WWII at his home in India when he gets a visit from the "Col. Statter" (Trevor Howard) who delivers a few home truths in order to get him to volunteer to help commandeer a ship loaded with rubber leaving Japan and heading to Nazi controlled Bordeaux. His task is to use his expertise to disable the scuttling explosives hard-wired aboard in the event of any aggressor interfering with it's journey. As it happens, the newly appointed captain of the boat…