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Murphy's War( 1971)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Peter O'Toole

      Murphy

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      Siân Phillips

      Hayden

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      Philippe Noiret

      Brezan

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      Horst Janson

      Lauchs

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      John Hallam

      Ellis

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      Ingo Mogendorf

      Voght

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      John Clifford

      German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)

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      Harry Fielder

      German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)

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      George Roubicek

      German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)

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      Bob Simmons

      German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Mon Sep 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...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • submarine
    • world war ii
    • revenge
    • crane
    • sole survivor
    • irishman