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Director:
Peter Yates
Writers:
Max Catto (novel)
Stirling Silliphant (screenplay)
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Release Date:
27 January 1971 (France) more
Genre:
War | Drama | Action more
Plot:
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... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Peter O'Toole ... Murphy
Siân Phillips ... Dr. Hayden
Philippe Noiret ... Louis Brezon
Horst Janson ... Cmdr. Lauchs, German Submarine Captain
John Hallam ... Lt. Ellis, Seaplane Pilot from RNMS Mount Kyle
Ingo Mogendorf ... Lt. Voght, Submarine Executive Officer
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for war violence and brief language.
Runtime:
Argentina:105 min | USA:107 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | German
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:12 (video rating) | UK:A (original rating) | Iceland:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1972) | Sweden:15 | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG
Company:
Hemdale more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The part of the U-Boat was played by a Venezuelan submarine, the former USS Tilefish (SS-307). The floating crane was, itself, a former WW2 tank landing craft. more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Murphys war, 18 February 2007
10/10
Author: skyhahk (SKYHAHK@YAHOO.COM) from United States

Murphys war is a great movie. the acting. location, peter o Toole of course was doing his thing .one hell of a actor.all of the actors did a great job and the story itself was terrific. while working for Grumman aerospace on LI. NY I worked on the same aircraft that was in the movie the aircraft was in one of our hangers so i sat in the cockpit and for a split second i was peter o Toole. the plane is now in a museum in Ohio.great movie they should make more like it.I believe the movie was made in south America. I sure would like to know the name of the river where they made the movie.also the ending was a real surprise. on a one to ten vote i would give this picture a big ten,great movie great entertainment. respectfully WM

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